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admittance

ad·mit·tance [ əd mítt'nss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. permission to go in: the permission or right to enter a place

2. entrance to place: physical entry to a place

3. physics measure of flow of current: the reciprocal of impedance, a measure of the ability of an electrical current to flow.
Symbol  y


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