Conductivity

Conductivity may refer to:

Electrical conductivity, a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current
Hydraulic conductivity, a property of a porous material's ability to transmit water
Thermal conductivity, the intensive property of a material that indicates its ability to conduct heat
Rayleigh conductivity, describing the behavior of apertures concerning the flow of a liquid or gas

Electrical conductivity or specific conductivity is a measure of a material's ability to conduct an Electric current. Hydraulic conductivity, symbolically represented as K is a property of vascular plants soil or rock that describes the ease with which water can move through pore spaces In Physics, thermal conductivity, k is the property of a material that indicates its ability to conduct Heat.

Dictionary

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The ability of a material to conduct electricity, heat, water or sound
(physics) The reciprocal of resistivity

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