The process of a substance conducting electricity, heat, or other forms of energy through itself without external assistance.
From auto- (self) + conduction (from Latin conducere, to lead together). A technical term from physics and materials science describing inherent conductive properties.
Copper's autoconduction is why it's in electrical wiring—it doesn't need help from other materials to move electrons, it just does it on its own with remarkable efficiency, which is why it's been humanity's favorite conducting metal for thousands of years.
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