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Power has many meanings, most of which imply (a capacity for) control or force and may refer to: Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (a portmanteau of wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... The following people have the surname Power: Alex Power, fictional character Camilla Power Captain Power Chad Power Charles Gavan Power Charlie Power David Power David Baynton-Power Darrell Power Dermot Power Harry Power J.J. Power Jack Power, fictional character John Power Jonathon Power Josiah Power Julie Power, fictional character... See power Powers, a comic book series by Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Avon Oeming (Super) powers, special abilities of super-humans, aliens, etc. ... Look up control in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... its made by jaypeeng magandang google wikepedia For other uses, see Force (disambiguation). ...

In the electronics industry: In physics, power (symbol: P) is the rate at which work is performed or energy is transferred. ... In physics, a net force acting on a body causes that body to accelerate; that is, to change its velocity. ... In thermodynamics, motive power is an agency, as water or steam, used to impart motion. ... Usually hidden to the unaided eye, the blinking of (non-incandescent) lighting powered by AC mains is revealed in this motion-blurred long exposure of city lights. ... For delivered electrical power, see Electrical power industry. ... For other uses, see Power station (disambiguation). ... This article is about applications of nuclear fission reactors as power sources. ... Solar power describes a number of methods of harnessing energy from the light of the sun. ... An example of a wind turbine. ... Wave power refers to the energy of ocean surface waves and the capture of that energy to do useful work - including electricity generation, desalination, and the pumping of water (into reservoirs). ... Tidal power, sometimes called tidal energy, is a form of hydropower that exploits the rise and fall in sea levels due to the tides, or the movement of water caused by tidal currents. ... Krafla Geothermal Station in northeast Iceland Geothermal power is energy generated by heat stored beneath the Earths surface. ... Undershot water wheels on the Orontes River in Hama, Syria Saint Anthony Falls Hydropower is the capture of the energy of moving water for some useful purpose. ... Electricity generation is the first process in the delivery of electricity to consumers. ... Optical power or dioptric power or refractive power is the degree to which a lens or mirror converges or diverges light. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In mathematics, exponentiation is a process generalized from repeated multiplication, in much the same way that multiplication is a process generalized from repeated addition. ... The power of a statistical test is the probability that the test will reject a false null hypothesis (that it will not make a Type II error). ...

  • IBM POWER, a microprocessor architecture
  • POW-R Consortium, a group of companies responsible for an audio codec standard

In social sciences: POWER is a RISC instruction set architecture designed by IBM. The name is a acronym for Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC. POWER is also the name of a series of microprocessors that implements the instruction set architecture. ... POW-R, as licensed and distributed by Apple Computer, Avid-Digidesign (NASDAQ: AVID), SADiE, Sonic Studio, BIAS, Cakewalk Sonar, Merging Technologies, Lake Technology (Dolby Labs), Weiss Engineering, Millennia Media, Z-Systems, and others, is an acronym for Psychoacoustically Optimized Wordlength Reduction. ...

In movies: Much of the recent sociological debate on power revolves around the issue of the constraining and/or enabling nature of power. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... In a parliamentary or semi-presidential system of government, a reserve power is a power that may be exercised by the head of state without the approval of another branch of the government. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article deals with the world most powerful nations and empires before the Congress of Vienna. ... Middle power is a term used in the field of international relations to describe states that are not superpowers or great powers, but still have some influence internationally. ... In international relations, a regional power is a state that has power within a geographic region. ... One of the hallmarks of contemporary great power status is permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council. ... For other uses, see Superpower (disambiguation). ... A hyperpower is a state that is militarily, economically, and technologically dominant on the world stage. ... The degree to which someone has power is the degree to which you give it to them. ... There is no agreed-upon definition of power in economics. ... Purchasing Power- the amount of value of a good/services compared to the amount paid. ... In economics, a monopoly (from the Greek monos, one + polein, to sell) is defined as a persistent market situation where there is only one provider of a kind of product or service. ... The will to power (German: Der Wille zur Macht) is a concept prominent in the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche. ...

In music: The article is about the 1968 film. ...

In literature: To emphasize the emotional aspect of a power ballad, crowds customarily hold up lit lighters. ... Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an epic feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. ... Pow R. Toc H. is the fifth song on Pink Floyds 1967 album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn. ... Power is the eleventh album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). ... Power is the second album by West Coast rapper Ice-T. Released in 1988, the album produced the single and video Im Your Pusher which got Ice-T major air-play on MTV. The album cover, photographed by Glen E. Friedman, was the subject of controversy upon its original... The Power (a. ... Power is a song by the german power metal band Helloween taken from the album The Time of the Oath. ...

In comics: The Power is a 1956 science fiction novel by Frank M. Robinson. ... Power is a novel and screenplay written by author/producer J.A. Stiehl. ... Power is a play by the British playwright Nick Dear. ... The 48 Laws of Power is a work by Robert Greene and published by Joost Elffers, compared to Machiavellis The Prince,[1] with the main difference being that the audience is not royalty, but the masses. ...

  • Power!!, a manga album originally published in Japan now called Girl Got Game
  • Powers (comics), a comic book series

In lottery: Serialized in Bessatsu Friend Manga Mania Original run 1999 – 2002 No. ... Powers is an American comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis, artist Michael Avon Oeming. ...

  • 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: For other uses, see Powerball (disambiguation). ...

  • Power, Montana, a town in the USA
  • Power Petroleum, a British petrol brand

Power may also refer to: Power is a census-designated place located in Teton County, Montana. ...

  • Superpower (ability), special abilities of superheroes
  • Higher power, mostly the Judaeochristian god or another deity
  • one of nine orders of angels in medieval angelology
  • Hit points indicating how much more damage a video game character could take

The Power may also refer to: This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alcoholics Anonymous uses the term A Power Greater Than Ourselves also referred to as The Higher Power when used by recovered alcoholics who have experienced the magic worked by the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. ... Look up deity in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article is about the supernatural being. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

// This article is about the Australian Football League. ... Philip Douglas Taylor (born August 13, 1960) is a multi world champion darts player. ...

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