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electrical conductivity

physical quantity and property of material describing how readily a given material allows the flow of electric current
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Summary

electrical conductivity ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,765 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: electromagnetic magnitudes[2], thermodynamic material property[3], physical quantity[4]
  • Commons category: Electric conductivity[5]
  • Opposite of: electrical resistivity[6]
  • Facet of: electricity[7], electrical conduction[8]
  • Described by source: IEC 80000-6:2008 Quantities and units—Part 6: Electromagnetism[9], IEC 80000-6:2022 Quantities and units — Part 6: Electromagnetism[10]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2055[11]
  • Different from: electrical conductance[12], conductivity tensor[13], conductivity scalar[14]
  • Studied by: materials science[15]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[16]
  • Recommended unit of measurement: siemens per metre[17], cubic second square ampere per kilogram cubic metre[18]

Why It Matters

electrical conductivity has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wurvoc.org measure id → Electric_conductivity
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Wurvoc.org measure id: Electric_conductivity, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/14007803|electric conductivity (#14007803)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → electrical conductance, conductivity tensor, conductivity scalar
    Facet of → electricity, electrical conduction
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Subclass of → electromagnetic magnitudes, thermodynamic material property, physical quantity
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ Yso id: 9399, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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