conductive

(adjective)

Able to conduct electrical current or heat.

Related Terms

  • ductile
  • metal

Examples of conductive in the following topics:

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    • Conduct and interpret hypothesis tests for two population means, population standard deviations known.
    • Conduct and interpret hypothesis tests for two population means, population standard deviations unknown.
  • Student Learning Outcomes

  • Codes of Conduct

    • Organizations adopt codes of conduct to guide employees' actions and decisions.
    • As part of comprehensive compliance and ethics programs, many companies formulate policies pertaining to the ethical conduct of employees.
    • Public signage often contains messages guiding conduct.
    • Similarly, behavior in organizational settings may be guided by organizational codes of conduct.
    • State the importance of utilizing a code of conduct to outline and maintain ethical business standards within an organization
  • Conduction

    • Conduction is the transfer of heat through stationary matter by physical contact.
    • Some materials conduct thermal energy faster than others.
    • Fluids and gases are less conductive than solids.
    • Heat conduction occurs through any material, represented here by a rectangular bar.
    • The rate of heat transfer by conduction is directly proportional to the surface area A, the temperature difference T2−T1, and the substance's conductivity k.
  • Student Learning Outcomes

    • Conduct and interpret hypothesis tests for a single population mean, population standard deviation known.
    • Conduct and interpret hypothesis tests for a single population mean, population standard deviation unknown.
  • Classification of Nerves

    • Efferent nerves: conduct signals away from the central nervous system to target muscles and glands.
    • Fibers of the A group have a large diameter, high conduction velocity, and are myelinated.
    • Fibers of the B group are myelinated with a small diameter and have a low conduction velocity.
    • Fibers of the C group are unmyelinated, have a small diameter, and low conduction velocity.
    • The lack of myelination in the C group is the primary cause of their slow conduction velocity.
  • Doping: Connectivity of Semiconductors

    • The conduction band is the band above the valence band.
    • Electrons in the conduction band are free to move about in the lattice and can conduct current.
    • If the gap between the valence and conduction bands is large, then the substance does not conduct electricity easily (it is an insulator).
    • The gap between the valence and conduction bands determines whether a substance will conduct electricity.
    • The overlap or size of the gap between the valence and conduction bands determines the electrical conductivity of a substance.
  • Plan the Research Design

    • The research design is a framework or blueprint for conducting the marketing research project.
    • Conducting exploratory research, precisely defining the variables, and designing appropriate scales to measure them are a part of the research design.
    • A research design is a framework or blueprint for conducting the marketing research project.
    • Decisions are also made regarding what data should be obtained from the respondents (e,g,, by conducting a survey or an experiment).
  • Conducting Research

    • How you conduct research depends upon the topic you are researching.
    • Methods of conducting qualitative research include conducting interviews and observing different social scenarios.
  • Conductors and Insulators

    • Based on the ability to conduct current, materials are divided into conductors and insulators.
    • Ionic substances and solutions can conduct electricity, but the most common and effective conductors are metals.
    • Copper is commonly used in wires due to its high conductivity and relatively inexpensive price.
    • However, gold-plated wires are sometimes used in instances in which especially high conductivity is necessary.
    • Insulators are materials in which the internal charge cannot flow freely, and thus cannot conduct electric current to an appreciable degree when exposed to an electric field.
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