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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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