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Meaning:

Noun:

  • by analogy|software engineering|usually with ?mismatch? a measure of the opposition caused by differences between two paradigms, especially between object oriented development and relational databases
  • physics A measure of the opposition to the flow of an alternating current in a circuit; the aggregation of its resistance, inductive and capacitive reactance. Represented by the symbol Z.
  • usually with ?acoustic? or ?sound? the sound pressure divided by the particle velocity and the surface area through which an acoustic wave propagates.
  • usually with ?mechanical? a measure of opposition to motion of something subjected to a force.

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