effective resistance

American  

noun

Electricity.

1. the resistance to an alternating current, expressed as the ratio of the power dissipated to the square of the effective current.

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Example Sentences

There are good reasons why German resisters, repeatedly stymied in their attempts to assassinate Hitler or at least stir up wider opposition to his regime, have not achieved the fame of the exponentially larger, far more effective resistance movements that were mounted in Poland, France and other occupied countries.

From The Wall Street Journal

This means that, while turnout for the “No Kings” protests is cause for optimism, effective resistance will require more than clever signs and animated crowds.

From Salon

I think we should be able to mount an effective resistance.

From Salon

To avoid that fate, we must mount sustained and effective resistance in each of those domains.

From Salon

Those dynamics would suggest that organizations like Wikipedia will be forced to adapt to the future that A.I. has begun to create, rather than exert influence over A.I. or mount an effective resistance to it.

From New York Times