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'''Power''' has many meanings, most of which imply (a capacity for) control or force (though in physics the terms 'power' and 'force' have different meanings).
'Power' may refer to:
In 'Science, Technology' and 'Mathematics':

★ Power (physics) is the amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time

★ Motive power is power which moves something, such as output of a motor

★ Electric power generation is the process of converting any form of energy to electrical energy, as in:

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★ power station, a facility for generating electricity

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★ nuclear power, the conversion of nuclear energy to electricity

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★ solar power, the conversion of solar energy to electricity

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★ wind power, the conversion of wind energy to electricity

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★ wave power, the conversion of wave energy to electricity

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★ tidal power, the conversion of energy of the tides energy to electricity

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★ geothermal power, the conversion of geothermal energy to electricity

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★ hydropower, the conversion of potential or kinetic energy of water to electricity

★ Optical power of a lens is the inverse of its focal length

★ Effective radiated power in radio telecommunications is a measure of radio station antennas

★ Power (mathematics) is the common name for exponentiation (an expression of the form ''b''^''n'') and the exponent (''n'')

★ Statistical power is the probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis
In the 'electronics industry':

★ IBM POWER, a microprocessor architecture

★ POW-R Consortium, a group of companies responsible for an audio codec standard
In 'Social Sciences':

★ Power (sociology), the ability to make choices or influence outcomes

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★ Political power, power held by a person or group in a society

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★ Reserve power, a power exercised by a head of state in certain exceptional circumstances

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★ Power in international relations, the ability of national states to influence or control other states, which may be distinguished as:

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★ Historical Powers

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★ Middle powers

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★ Regional powers

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★ Great Power

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★ Superpower

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★ Hyperpower

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★ Power (communication), power in interpersonal communication

★ Economic power has several meanings, including:

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★ Purchasing power, the amount of goods and services a given amount of money can buy

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★ Monopoly power, the ability to set the price of a good sold.

★ Will to Power, a prominent concept in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche
In 'movies':

★ ''Power (film)'', a 1986 movie

★ ''The Power (film)'', a 1968 film based on the novel
In 'music':

★ Power ballad, a song genre

★ Power Metal, a subgenre of heavy metal music

★ ''Pow R. Toc H.,'' a track by Pink Floyd

★ ''Power (album)'', a 1986 album by the band Kansas

★ ''Power (Ice T)'', a 1988 album by rapper Ice-T

★ ''The Power (1990 song)'', a 1990 electronic pop song by Snap!

★ ''Power (song)'', a song by German group Helloween

★ ''Power (Lipps Inc song)'', a song by disco group Lipps Inc
In 'Literature':

★ ''The Power (novel)'', a 1956 novel by Frank M. Robinson

★ '', a 1938 work by Bertrand Russell

★ ''Power (2004 novel)'', a 2004 fantasy novel written by J. A. Stiehl

★ ''Power (play)'', a play written by Nick Dear

★ ''The 48 Laws of Power'', a 1998 work by Robert Greene
In 'comics':

★ ''Power!!'', a manga album originally published in Japan now called Girl Got Game

★ ''Powers (comics)'', a comic book series
In 'cartoons':

★ Powerpuff Girls

★ Power Rangers
In 'lottery':

★ Powerball, a major United States lottery game

★ Powerball, also the name of the sixth (red) ball drawn in the US Powerball game
In miscellaneous categories:

★ Power, Montana, a town in the USA

★ Power Petroleum, a British petrol brand
'Power' may also refer to:

★ Super-powers, special attack abilities of superheroes

★ a deity

★ one of nine orders of angels in medieval angelology

★ Hit points indicating how much more damage a video game character could take
As a nickname, 'The Power' may mean:

★ Port Adelaide Football Club

★ Phil Taylor, 13 times PDC World Darts Champion

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See also

★ Powers (name)