Electrical resistivity is a property of materials and is different from electrical resistance which is a property of a component. Resistivity is also known as Specific Electrical Resistance or Volume Resistivity. Resistivity can also be defined as the inverse of the conductivity of a material - Ï = 1 / Ï.It is a measure of how a material opposes the flow of electric current. The SI unit of resistivity is ohm meter (Ï.m).
rated frequencyrated impedancerated outputrated powerrated resistance. rated current. A rated or named value, stating the current that a component, circuit, device, piece of equipment, system consumes, produces, or safely tolerates, when used in a given manner. For example, it may be a rating of the current drawn expressed in RMS amperes after a device is turned on and warmed up. The actual value, or interval of values, may not coincide with this number. Also called nominal current.
2. 'current' used as a noun. Current can be a noun or an adjective. A current is a steady and continuous flowing movement of some of the water in a river or lake, or in the sea. The child had been swept out to sea by the current. A current is also a steady flowing movement of air, or a flow of electricity through a wire or circuit.