resistivity
noun
re·sis·tiv·i·ty
ri-ˌzi-ˈsti-və-tē 
ˌrē-
plural resistivities
1
: the longitudinal electrical resistance of a uniform rod of unit length and unit cross-sectional area : the reciprocal of conductivity
2
: capacity for resisting : resistance
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The remaining protons at this depth are now also a superconductor, with no electrical resistivity.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Boosting Graphene’s Current Density After the graphene interconnects are patterned, the graphene layers are doped to reduce the resistivity and boost their current-carrying capacity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Kolawole went out that day, measuring the electrical resistivity of the ground to create maps showing how the rupture, down in the bedrock, had caused the cracks, leaving farms built on sand deposits more vulnerable to future earthquakes.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
In recent years physicists have found a dozen or more materials that are clearly metals, in the sense that their electrical resistivity decreases with decreasing temperature, but that are not Fermi liquids.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Boosting Graphene’s Current Density After the graphene interconnects are patterned, the graphene layers are doped to reduce the resistivity and boost their current-carrying capacity.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Dec. 2024
Kolawole went out that day, measuring the electrical resistivity of the ground to create maps showing how the rupture, down in the bedrock, had caused the cracks, leaving farms built on sand deposits more vulnerable to future earthquakes.
—Bypaul Voosen, science.org, 7 Nov. 2024
In recent years physicists have found a dozen or more materials that are clearly metals, in the sense that their electrical resistivity decreases with decreasing temperature, but that are not Fermi liquids.
—Douglas Natelson, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2024
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resistivity
noun
re·sis·tiv·i·ty
ri-ˌzis-ˈtiv-ət-ē, ˌrē-
plural resistivities
: the longitudinal electrical resistance of a uniform rod of unit length and unit cross-sectional area : the reciprocal of conductivity
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