Definition of "resistivity" [resistivity]

• The capacity for or tendency toward resistance. (noun)
• Electricity An intrinsic property of a material that is measured as its resistance to current per unit length for a uniform cross section. (noun)

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• "The D / Pd ratio of the Pd cathode is measured using its resistivity, which is determined using the 4 probe method."
• "It was reentered in 2009 and drilled another 10,000 feet deeper when it hit 200 feet of pay in what appear to be very productive sands with great porosity and resistivity."
• "Lines and squiggles mark the depth of the drill bit now at around 22,000 feet, as well as the resistivity and porosity of the rock that it's cutting through."