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Thermal resistivity is the ___of thermal conductivity.

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Thermal resistivity is the ability of a material to resist the flow of heat. Thermal resistivity is the reciprocal of thermal conductivity. $Thermal resistivity = \frac{1}{Thermal conductivity}$

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