conductivity

symbol: $\sigma $
synonyms: electric conductivity, electrical conductivity, specific conductance
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01245
Reciprocal of resistivity. This quantity is a tensor in an anisotropic medium. It was formerly called 'specific conductance'.
Sources:
Green Book, 2nd ed., p. 15 [Terms] [Book]
PAC, 1996, 68, 957. (Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)) on page 967 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'conductivity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.C01245 RIS BibTex EndNote
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