What is the difference between resistance and resistivity?

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Resistance is referred to the ability of an object to oppose the flow of electric current through itself. On the other hand, resistivity is the property of that particular material of resisting the passage of electric current over a particular unit area. Resistance has SI unit ohm whereas resistivit

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