resistance?

Answer 1

Resistance may refer to:

In physics:

Electrical resistance, the degree to which a passing electric current is dissipated into heat
Friction, the force that opposes (relative) motion
Drag (physics) ("Air resistance"), fluid or gas forces opposing motion and flow
Geological resistance, a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors
Hydraulic conductivity, the ease with which water can move through pore spaces or fractures in soil or rock
Thermal resistance, a measure of how poorly temperature conducts through a substance
Thermal conductivity, how well temperature conducts through a substance
Thermal resistance in electronics, heat considerations in electronics design
In biology:

Drug resistance
Antibiotic resistance, the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of antibiotics
Resistance to antiviral drugs, the ability of a population of viruses to withstand the effects of an antiviral drug.
Immune system, the system in organisms that provides disease resistance
Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables
Pesticide resistance, resistance of insects, weeds, rodents, and other "pests" to improperly used pesticides
Systemic acquired resistance, a response in plants that occurs following exposure to a pathogen
In psychology

Psychological Resistance The act of defending one's position in response to confrontation
In politics and the military:

Resistance movement, a group trying to thwart foreign occupation
Resistance during World War II
Resistance (socialist youth organisation), an Australian Marxist organisation
Draft resistance, organized or personal opposition to military conscription.
HMS Resistance, a British Navy battleship from 1859-1940
Resistance (military) is the ability of an organized force to stand on the defensive.
In television:

Resistance (V TV series), a group of humans opposing an alien takeover in the V television series
"Resistance" (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series
"Resistance" (Voyager episode), the 28th episode of Star Trek: Voyager
Resistance can also refer to:

Resistance (technical analysis), a price level in security trading that, if reached, activates many sell triggers
Resistance welding, a group of welding processes
Resistance Records, a white power music label
Resistance Productions, a record label
Resistance (Burning Spear album), 1986 album
Resistance, Fall of Man, an exclusive game for the Sony Playstation 3

Answer 2

Parallel Resistors

Answer 3

the ability to resist electric current.

Answer 4

Futile.