Power
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Physics
- Power (physics) is the amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time.
- Electric power generation is the process of converting any form of energy to electrical energy as in: ''Power station, Nuclear power, Solar power, Wind power, Wave power, Tidal power, Geothermal power, Hydropower
- In optics, the optical power of a lens is the inverse of its focal length.
Mathematics
- Exponentiation, for example 23 is "two to the power of three"
- Statistical power, the probability that the test will reject a false null hypothesis
- Power of a method which, in the field of methodology, is inversely proportional to the generality of the method
Social sciences
- Power (sociology), the ability to impose one's will on others
- * Political power
- * Reserve power, a power that may be exercised by the head of state of a country in certain exceptional circumstances.
- * Power (international), the ability of national states to influence or control other states or regions
- * Power (communication), power in interpersonal communication
- Economic power has several meanings, including:
- *Purchasing power, the amount of goods and services a given amount of money can buy
- *Bargaining power or monopoly power, the ability to influence the setting of prices or wages
Art and culture
- Power (album), a 1986 album by the band Kansas
- The Power, a 1956 novel by Frank M. Robinson, made into a 1968 film
- Power (film), a 1986 movie
- Power (Ice T), a 1988 album by rapper Ice-T
- Powers (comics), a comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Avon Oeming
- Power, a play written by Nick Dear
Paranormal, supernatural, and fiction
- Magic (paranormal) is sometimes referred to as a supernatural "power"
- Super-powers are special abilities of superheroes, or abilities specific to a character in a video or card game
- A deity is sometimes called a "Power"
- Powers are one of nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
- Power is the subject of many songs by the heavy metal group Manowar.
People named Power
- Thomas Charles Power, one of the first two Senators from Montana.
Other
- IBM POWER, Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC, an IBM microprocessor architecture
- Power, Montana, a town in the state of Montana
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