Meaning of power

Power

Common

noun

•

to do or

something.

•

to

,

or control.

to

or

.

Control or

,

or

(jurisdiction).

•

to

,

or control.

The people

of

or

power, the government.

An

, company, or other such

.

•

.

or

.

or a

of

.

A

of the

of doing work or

energy.

The

by which a

or

an

.

•

A large

or number.

•

Any of the

or

of

: three

(the

,

, and

) and three

(the wheel-and-axle,

, and

).

•

In Mechanics & Physics:

A

of the

that a

a

has

. If

, the

of: (force

by the

of or in an

) ÷ time. If

, the

of: (force

by the

of

) ÷ time.

•

In Mathematics:

A product of

(and

generalizations

of this

):

^n,

as "x

to the power of

" or the like, is called a power and

the product

\times

\times \cdots \times

, where

in the product;

is called the

and

the

.

•

In Mathematics & Set theory:

.

•

In Mathematics & Statistics:

The

that a

will

the

null hypothesis

when the

alternative hypothesis

is

.

•

In Bible:

In

, an

level of

,

above

, but

by

classification scheme

.

•

A

of a

, a

video game console

, or

, that when

,

the

to be either

or

.

verb

•

To provide power for (a

or

).

•

To

or

something

.

•

To

or provide the

for.

adj

•

In Singapore English:

.

name

•

A

.

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power

English

poer

Middle English (1100-1500)

poer

Old French (842-ca. 1400)

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