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Definitions for conduction
kənˈdʌk ʃəncon·duc·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
conduction, conductivitynoun
the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
Wiktionary
conductionnoun
The conveying of heat or electricity through material.
Webster Dictionary
Conductionnoun
the act of leading or guiding
Conductionnoun
the act of training up
Conductionnoun
transmission through, or by means of, a conductor; also, conductivity
Etymology: [L. conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.]
The Standard Electrical Dictionary
Conduction
The process or act of conducting a current.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of conduction in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of conduction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of conduction in a Sentence
They did a thorough neurological exam, but they also need to do a nerve conduction EMG, and they need to do an MRI of the brain and the spinal cord to try and explain where this gait problem comes from.
How did Biot arrive at the partial differential equation? [the heat conduction equation] . . . Perhaps Laplace gave Biot the equation and left him to sink or swim for a few years in trying to derive it. That would have been merely an instance of the way great mathematicians since the very beginnings of mathematical research have effortlessly maintained their superiority over ordinary mortals.
If we're looking into neurological causes for the gait change, I don't think the way they characterize that in the physical is sufficient, i want more information. I want to know what the MRIs show, and I want to know what the nerve conduction EMG shows to rule out things that are more extensive, that by the way, can be associated with cognitive changes like mental status, like dementia.
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