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Intensity is a widely-used term, which can mean:

In colloquial use:

In physics:

Intensity (physics), power per unit area (W/m²)
Field strength of electric, magnetic, or electromagnetic fields.

In optics:

Radiant intensity, power per unit solid angle (W/sr)
Luminous intensity, luminous flux per unit solid angle (lm/sr or cd)
Irradiance, power per unit area (W/m²)

In astronomy:

Radiance, power per unit solid angle per unit projected source area (W·sr^-1·m^-2)

In seismology:

Mercalli Intensity, a measure of earthquake impact
Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity, a measure of earthquake impact
Peak ground acceleration, a measure of earthquake acceleration (g or m/s²)

Other uses:

In video, intensity means luminous emittance, luminous flux per unit area (lm/m² or lux)
Exercise intensity is a measure of how much work is done during exercise (% of max heart rate)
Intensity (novel), a novel by Dean Koontz
*Intensity (TV movie), a 1997 made for TV movie based on the novel

See also

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