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What is specific resistance of water?

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specific resistance of water is the electrical resistance normalized to the sample geometry, which is the inverse of the specific conductivity.

What does specific resistance of water mean in practice?

Is the reciprocal of the conductivity after consistent unit conversion and increases as the ion content decreases.

When does it matter?

In very clean water, the measurement is easily disturbed by CO2 from the air, temperature and contamination of the measuring surface.

Which solutions are related to it?

An appropriate flow cell is used, temperature compensation is used and sample contact with the environment is limited.