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re⋅sis⋅tiv⋅i⋅ty

  [ree-zis-tiv-i-tee]
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–noun
1. the power or property of resistance.
2. Also called specific resistance. Electricity. the resistance between opposite faces of a one-centimeter cube of a given material; ratio of electric intensity to cross-sectional area; reciprocal of conductivity.
Origin:
1880–85; resistive + -ity
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re·sis·tiv·i·ty   (rē'zĭs-tĭv'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. re·sis·tiv·i·ties

  1. The capacity for or tendency toward resistance.

  2. Electricity An intrinsic property of a material that is measured as its resistance to current per unit length for a uniform cross section.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·sis·tiv·i·ty
Pronunciation: ri-"zis-'tiv-&t-E, "rE-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: the longitudinal electrical resistance of a uniform rod of unit length and unit cross-sectional area : the reciprocal of conductivity
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resistivity   (rē'zĭs-tĭv'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
A measure of the potential electrical resistance of a conductive material. It is determined experimentally using the equation ρ = RA/l, where R is the measured resistance of some length of the material, A is its cross-sectional area (which must be uniform), and l is its length. It is measured in ohm-meters.
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