Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Power

Physics

  • Power (physics), the rate at which work is performed or energy is converted
  • Electric power, the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by a circuit
  • Human power, the rate of work performed by a human
  • Motive power, an agent used to create motion
  • AC power, power in an alternating current electric circuit
  • Optical power, the degree to which a lens converges or diverges light
  • Transmitter power output, the power used by a radio transmitter
  • Effective radiated power, a standardized theoretical measurement of the power of a radio transmitter
  • Power spectral density, a real function denoting the power or energy of a signal
  • Electrical power industry, companies generating electricity for the electrical grid

[edit] Mathematics

  • Power (mathematics), an exponentiated number, such as in xn
  • Power of a point, a number that reflects the distance of a point from a circle
  • Statistical power, the probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis
  • Powerful number, a positive integer such that if divided by a prime number p, is also divided by p2

[edit] Social science

  • Power (philosophy), the ability to control one's environment or other entities
  • Political power, power over the administration of public resources
  • Power in international relations
  • Economic power
  • Power (communication)

[edit] Computing

  • IBM Power (software), a spooling package
  • IBM POWER, a RISC microprocessor architecture
  • POW-R, a set of dithering algorithms

[edit] Film

  • Power (film), a 1986 American drama
  • The Power (film), a 1968 science fiction film

[edit] Music

  • Power (Boys Noize album)
  • Power (Ice-T album)
  • Power (Kansas album)
  • Power (Q and Not U album)
  • The Power (Vanessa Amorosi album)
  • "Power" (song), a song by Helloween
  • "The Power" (Snap! song)
  • Power (SSD album), an album by SSD
  • Power, an album by Lakeside
  • "Power", a song by Lipps Inc. from Mouth to Mouth
  • "Power", a song by Rainbow from Straight Between the Eyes
  • "Power", a song by The Temptations
  • "The Power", a song by Manowar from Louder Than Hell

[edit] Literature

  • Power (2004 novel), by J. A. Stiehl
  • Power (play), by Nick Dear
  • The Power (novel), a 1956 book by Frank M. Robinson
  • Power!!, a manga series
  • Power: A New Social Analysis, by Bertrand Russell

[edit] Sports

  • West Virginia Power, a baseball team
  • Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed "Power", an Australian rules football club based in Port Adelaide, South Australia
  • Phil Taylor, a darts champion, nicknamed "The Power"

[edit] Other

  • Power (name), the surname of "Power"
  • Power, Montana, a census-designated place in Teton County, Montana, United States
  • Power98FM, an English-language radio station in Singapore, owned by SAFRA Radio
  • Higher Power, a spiritual concept prevalent in twelve-step programs
  • An order of angels in De Coelesti Hierarchia

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