con|duct|ance

con|duct|ance
con|duct|ance «kuhn DUHK tuhns», noun.
the power of conducting electricity as affected by the shape, length, or material of the conductor; the ease with which a substance or a solution of it permits the passage of an electrical current. Its unit of measurement is the mho, reciprocal of the ohm.

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