Conductance
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance. countable, uncountable
- 2 a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance wordnet
Etymology
From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.