[ree-zis-tiv-i-tee] 
| 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. |
| specific resistance n. Electrical resistivity. |
| 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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