conductance
The English word “conductance” has 1 meaning listed here.
noun
- A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.
Etymology
From conduct + -ance. Coined by electrical engineer, mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside in 1885.
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