Conductivity
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Conductivity may refer to:
- Electrical conductivity, a measure of a material's ability to conduct an electric current
- Conductivity (electrolytic)Conductivity (electrolytic)The conductivity of an electrolyte solution is a measure of its ability to conduct electricity. The SI unit of conductivity is siemens per meter ....
, also the specific conductance, is a measurement of the electrical conductance per unit distance in an electrolytic or aqueous solution - Ionic conductivityIonic conductivityIonic conduction is the movement of an ion from one site to another through defects in the crystal lattice of a solid. Ionic conduction is one aspect of current....
, a measure of the conductivity through ionic charge carriers - Hydraulic conductivityHydraulic conductivityHydraulic 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 or fractures. It depends on the intrinsic permeability of the material and on the degree of saturation...
, a property of a porous material's ability to transmit water - Thermal conductivityThermal conductivityIn physics, thermal conductivity, k, is the property of a material's ability to conduct heat. It appears primarily in Fourier's Law for heat conduction....
, 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