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electrical resistivity

physical quantity and property of material; inverse of the electric conductivity
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electrical resistivity

Summary

electrical resistivity has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • electrical resistivity is a type of physical quantity[2].
  • electrical resistivity is a type of material property[3].
  • electrical resistivity is a type of intensive quantity[4].
  • electrical resistivity is a type of scalar quantity[5].
  • electrical resistivity's Commons category is recorded as Electrical resistivity[6].
  • electrical resistivity's quantity symbol is recorded as ρ[7].
  • electrical resistivity is the opposite of electrical conductivity[8].
  • electrical resistivity's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[9].
  • electrical resistivity's described by source is recorded as IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[10].
  • electrical resistivity's main Wikidata property is recorded as P5679[11].
  • electrical resistivity's different from is recorded as electrical resistance[12].
  • electrical resistivity's different from is recorded as resistivity tensor[13].
  • electrical resistivity's studied by is recorded as materials science[14].
  • electrical resistivity's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • electrical resistivity's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[16].
  • electrical resistivity's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as ohm metre[17].
  • electrical resistivity's recommended unit of measurement is recorded as kilogram cubic metre per cubic second square ampere[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical quantity[2], material property[3], intensive quantity[4], and scalar quantity[5]. electrical resistivity is the opposite of electrical conductivity[8].

Why It Matters

electrical resistivity has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

materials science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0400435-elektricky-odpor
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0400435-elektricky-odpor, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  2. 26d ago · Fnyxo · 2026-06-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P5679
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Subclass of → physical quantity, material property, intensive quantity +1
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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