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Power

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Power typically refers to:

Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing


work", including engine power
Electricity, specifically electric power

Power may also refer to:

Mathematics, science and


Mathematics, science and
technology
Computing

IBM Power (software), an IBM operating


system enhancement package
IBM POWER instruction set architecture,
a RISC instruction set architecture
Power ISA, a RISC instruction set
architecture derived from PowerPC
IBM POWER microprocessors, made by
IBM, which implement those RISC
architectures
Power.org, a consortium promoting
POWER Architecture
Mathematics

Exponentiation, "x to the power of y"


Power function
Power of a point
Statistical power

Physics

Power (physics), the rate at which work


is performed or energy is converted
Magnification, the factor by which an
optical system enlarges an image
Optical power, the degree to which a
lens converges or diverges light

Social sciences and politics


Economic power, encompassing several
concepts that economists use, featuring
the word "power"
Power (international relations)
Power (social and political), the ability to
influence people or events

Arts, entertainment, and


media
Fictional entities

Power Girl, a fictional character in the


DC Comics universe
Power Pack, a fictional Marvel Comics
superhero-team consisting of four
young siblings
Films

Power (1928 film), a comedy film


starring William Boyd, Alan Hale and
Jacqueline Logan
Power (1986 film), an American drama
film
Power (2014 Telugu film), a Telugu film
starring Ravi Teja and Hansika Motwani
Power (2014 Kannada film), a Kannada
film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and
Trisha
Power (2016 film), a Bengali action
comedy film
The Power (1968 film), a science fiction
film
The Power (1984 film), an American
horror film

Literature

Power (Fast novel), a 1962 novel by


Howard Fast
Power (play), a 2003 play by Nick Dear
Power: A New Social Analysis, a 1938
sociology book by Bertrand Russell
The Power (Alderman novel), a 2016
novel by Naomi Alderman
The Power (Robinson novel), a 1956
novel by Frank M. Robinson, on which
the 1968 film is based
The Power (self-help book), a 2010 self-
help book by Rhonda Byrne

Music

Albums

Power (Alex Newell EP), 2016


Power (B.A.P. EP), 2012
Power (Barrabás album), 1973
Power (Boys Noize album), 2009
Power (Ice-T album), 1988
Power (Kansas album), 1986
Power (Nekrogoblikon EP), 2013
Power (Q and Not U album), 2004
Power (Tower of Power album), 1987
The Power (album), by Vanessa Amorosi
Power, by Group 1 Crew
Power, by Lakeside
Power, by SSD
Power, by The Temptations
Power, by Z-Ro

Songs

"Power" (Exo song) by EXO from The


War: The Power of Music, 2017
"Power" (Little Mix Song), 2016
"Power" (Kanye West song), 2010
"Power" (Helloween song), 1996
"Power" (KMFDM song), 1996
"Power" (Sharon O'Neill song), 1984
"Power", by Hardwell and Kshmr
"Power", by Bastille from Wild World
"Power", by John and Johanna Hall
"Power", by Kansas from Power
"Power", by Katy Perry from Witness
"Power", by Leona Lewis from I Am
"Power", by Lipps Inc. from Mouth to
Mouth
"Power", by Rainbow from Straight
Between the Eyes
"Power", by Ufo361 and Capital Bra from
808, 2018
"Power", by Tears For Fears from
Elemental
"The Power" (Snap! song), 1990
"The Power", by Cher from Believe
"The Power", by DJ Fresh from
Nextlevelism
"The Power", by Manowar from Louder
than Hell
"The Power", by Vanessa Amorosi from
The Power

Radio

Power98FM, an English-language radio


station in Singapore
The Power (XM), an XM satellite radio
channel

Television

Power (TV series), a 2014 drama series


on Starz about a New York City illegal
drug network
"Power", an episode of Smallville,
season 8

Other uses in arts,


entertainment, and media

Girl Got Game, originally Power!!, a


manga series 1999-2002
Power Magazine, a Swedish automobile
magazine
Power!, a 1985 video game

People
Power (name), a list of persons with the
surname
Will Power (performer)
Will Power (born 1981), Australian race
driver
Phil Taylor (darts player) (born 1960),
English darts champion nicknamed "The
Power"
Oliver "Power" Grant (American
entrepreneur, producer, actor and close
associate of hip-hop group Wu Tang
Clan)
The Power Twins
the twins Larry and Dave Power,
American professional wrestlers
the twins Diane and Elaine
Klimaszewski, American
professional wrestlers too

Places
Power (UTA station), a light rail station
in Salt Lake City, United States
Power, Montana, a census-designated
place in the U.S.
Power, West Virginia, an unincorporated
community in the U.S.
Power County, Idaho, also in the U.S.

Sports
Sports
Power (basketball), the 3-on-3
basketball team that plays in the BIG3
Power (horse), a British thoroughbred
Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football
League
Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed
"Power", an Australian rules football club
Power F.C., a professional football club
based in Koforidua, Ghana
West Virginia Power, a minor league
baseball team

Other uses
2C-P, a psychedelic drug alternatively
known as power
Powers, a rank in the Christian angelic
hierarchy

See also

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J.D. Power and Associates, a global
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POW-R, a set of commercial dithering
and noise shaping algorithms
Powers (disambiguation)

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