An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Of, relating to, or concerned with electricity; electric.

→ electric + → -al.

A measure of a material's ability to conduct an electrical current. It is the reciprocal of the → resistivity. Conductivity is expressed by σ = ne²l/(2mv), where n is the number of electrons per cm³ volume of the → conductor, e is the → electron charge, l is the → mean free path, m is the → electron mass, and v is the arithmetic mean velocity of thermal motion of electrons at a given temperature.

→ electrical; → conductivity.

An arrangement of the various electrical energy sources with interconnected electrical devices.

→ electric; → network.