conductivity

noun

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con·duc·tiv·i·ty | \ ˌkän-ˌdək-ˈti-və-tē

, kən- \

plural conductivities

Definition of conductivity

: the quality or power of conducting or transmitting: such as

a : the reciprocal of electrical resistivity

b : the quality of living matter responsible for the transmission of and progressive reaction to stimuli

Examples of conductivity in a Sentence

measuring the conductivity of different metals

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