resistive
adjective
re·sis·tive
ri-ˈzi-stiv 
: marked by resistance
—often used in combination
fire-resistive material
resistively
adverb
resistiveness
noun
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And the cars have a resistive kinetic friction force with a coefficient that is orders of magnitude smaller.
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Rhett Allain, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026
The report covers phase change memory, PCM, resistive random-access memory, ReRAM, ferroelectric RAM, FRAM, and various types of magnetic RAM, MRAM, as well as a variety of less mainstream technologies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Feb. 2026
What are these if not resistive practices against evil?
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
The future of computing The device utilizes two 64-by-64 arrays of programmable resistive memory cells.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
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Rhett Allain, Wired News, 10 Mar. 2026
The report covers phase change memory, PCM, resistive random-access memory, ReRAM, ferroelectric RAM, FRAM, and various types of magnetic RAM, MRAM, as well as a variety of less mainstream technologies.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 16 Feb. 2026
What are these if not resistive practices against evil?
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
The future of computing The device utilizes two 64-by-64 arrays of programmable resistive memory cells.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Resistive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resistive. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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