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Answer for the clue "A material's capacity to conduct electricity ", 11 letters:
conductance

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context physics English) A measure of the ability of a body to conduct electricity; the reciprocal of its resistance.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
In graph theory the conductance of a graph G =( V , E ) measures how "well-knit" the graph is: it controls how fast a random walk on G converges to a uniform distribution . The conductance of a graph is often called the Cheeger constant of a graph as the ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Conductance \Con*duct"ance\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"tans), n. [Conduct, v. + -ance.] (Elec.) Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of resistance . A suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm. Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor, and refers ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a material's capacity to conduct electricity; measured as the reciprocal of electrical resistance

Usage examples of conductance.

With the necessary peripheral equipment, they are capable of detecting changes in voice and body language, as well as psychophysiological changes, such as heart rate, skin conductance, and blood pressure - biological cues associated with emotion and arousal that therapists may not be able to detect.