Power most often refers to: *

Power (physics) In physics, power is the amount of energy transferred or converted per unit time. In the International System of Units, the unit of power is the watt, equal to one joule per second. In older works, power is sometimes called ''activity''. Power ...

, meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine **

Electric power Electric power is the rate at which electrical energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt, one joule per second. Standard prefixes apply to watts as with other SI units: thousands, millions and billions o ...

* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may also refer to:

Mathematics, science and technology

Computing

IBM POWER (software) POWER was an IBM operating system enhancement package that provided spooling facilities for the IBM System/360 running DOS/360 or retrofitted with modified DOS/360. Upgrades, POWER/VS and POWER/VSE were available for and the IBM System/370 runni ...

, an IBM operating system enhancement package *

IBM POWER architecture IBM POWER is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) developed by IBM. The name is an acronym for ''Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC''. The ISA is used as base for high end microprocessors from ...

, a RISC instruction set architecture *

Power ISA Power ISA is a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) instruction set architecture (ISA) currently developed by the OpenPOWER Foundation, led by IBM. It was originally developed by IBM and the now-defunct Power.org industry group. Power IS ...

, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC * IBM Power microprocessors, made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures *

Power.org Power.org was an organization to develop and promote Power Architecture technology by establishing its open standards, guidelines, best practices, and certifications. Power.org was founded in 2004 by IBM and 15 other companies. Freescale (later ...

, a predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation * SGI

POWER Challenge The Challenge, code-named ''Eveready'' (deskside models) and ''Terminator'' (rackmount models), is a family of server computers and supercomputers developed and manufactured by Silicon Graphics in the early to mid-1990s that succeeded the earlie ...

, a line of SGI supercomputers

Mathematics

Exponentiation Exponentiation is a mathematical operation, written as , involving two numbers, the '' base'' and the ''exponent'' or ''power'' , and pronounced as " (raised) to the (power of) ". When is a positive integer, exponentiation corresponds to re ...

, "''x'' to the power of ''y''" * Power function *

Power of a point In elementary plane geometry, the power of a point is a real number that reflects the relative distance of a given point from a given circle. It was introduced by Jakob Steiner in 1826. Specifically, the power \Pi(P) of a point P with respect to ...

Statistical power In statistics, the power of a binary hypothesis test is the probability that the test correctly rejects the null hypothesis (H_0) when a specific alternative hypothesis (H_1) is true. It is commonly denoted by 1-\beta, and represents the chances ...

Physics

Magnification Magnification is the process of enlarging the apparent size, not physical size, of something. This enlargement is quantified by a calculated number also called "magnification". When this number is less than one, it refers to a reduction in siz ...

, 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 Economic power refers to the ability of countries, businesses or individuals to improve living standards. It increases their ability to make decisions on their own that benefit them. Scholars of international relations also refer to the economic p ...

, encompassing several concepts that economists use, featuring the word "power" *

Power (international relations) In international relations, power is defined in several different ways. Material definitions of state power emphasize economic and military power. Other definitions of power emphasize the ability to structure and constitute the nature of social ...

, the ability to influence states

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

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

Music

Albums

* ''Power'' (Alex Newell EP), 2016 * ''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 * ''Power'' (B.A.P single album), 2012 * ''Power'', by Group 1 Crew * ''Power'', by

Lakeside Lakeside or Lake Side may refer to: Places Australia * Lakeside College, Pakenham, Victoria * Lakeside Joondalup Shopping City, Joondalup, Western Australia * Lakeside, near Reservoir, Victoria * Lakeside International Raceway, Pine Rivers, Quee ...

* ''Power'', by

SSD A solid-state drive (SSD) is a solid-state storage device that uses integrated circuit assemblies to store data persistently, typically using flash memory, and functioning as secondary storage in the hierarchy of computer storage. It is ...

* ''Power'', by

The Temptations The Temptations are an American vocal group from Detroit, Michigan, who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. The group's work with producer Norman Whitfield, beginning with the Top ...

* ''Power'', by

Z-Ro Joseph Wayne McVey IV (born January 19, 1977), better known by his stage names Z-Ro and the Mo City Don, is an American rapper from Houston, Texas. He was named one of America's most underrated rappers by ''The New York Times'' in 2007. Early li ...

Songs

* "Power" (Ellie Goulding song), 2020 * "Power" (Exo song), 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 Robbert van de Corput (; born January 7, 1988), known professionally as Hardwell, is a Dutch DJ and music producer from Breda. He was voted the world's number one DJ by ''DJ Mag'' in 2013 and again in 2014. In 2022, he was ranked at number 43 i ...

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 In law, a witness is someone who has knowledge about a matter, whether they have sensed it or are testifying on another witnesses' behalf. In law a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, e ...

'' * "Power", by Leona Lewis from ''

I Am I Am or I'm may refer to: Language and literature * "I Am that I Am", a common English translation of the response God used in the Hebrew Bible when Moses asked for His name ** I am (biblical term), a Christian term used in the Bible * "I Am" (po ...

'' * "Power", by Lipps Inc. from '' Mouth to Mouth'' * "Power", by Rainbow from ''

Straight Between the Eyes ''Straight Between the Eyes'' is the sixth studio album by the British hard rock band Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999. History The band line-up ...

'' * "Power", by Ufo361 and Capital Bra from '' 808'', 2018 * "Power", by Tears For Fears from '' Elemental''

Radio

Power 98 (radio station) Power 98 is an English radio station of So Drama! Entertainment in Singapore. It is a 24-hour English entertainment station which features contemporary pop music and the latest entertainment news and sports updates. The station underwent its f ...

, an English-language radio station in Singapore *

The Power (XM) SiriusXM Urban View is an African American talk radio channel on XM Satellite Radio 126 (previously 128). The subjects cover those relevant to the black community such as: politics, economics, or social issues. The channel was originally programm ...

, an XM satellite radio channel *

Power 105.1 WWPR-FM (105.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is an urban contemporary music radio station city of license, licensed to New York City. WWPR-FM is owned by iHeartMedia and broadcasts from studios in the former 32 Avenue of the Americas, AT&T Building in t ...

, a radio station in New York City

Television

* ''Power'' (TV series), a 2014 drama series on Starz about a New York City illegal drug network * "Power" (''Batwoman''), an episode of ''Batwoman'' * "Power" (''Smallville''), an episode of ''Smallville''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''

Girl Got Game ''Girl Got Game'', originally published in Japan as ''Power!!'', is a manga series written and illustrated by Shizuru Seino. Originally serialized in ''Bessatsu Friend'' from 1999 until 2002, the individual chapters have been collected and pub ...

'', originally ''Power!!'', a manga series 1999–2002 * ''

Power Magazine ''Power Magazine'' is an automobile magazine published in Solna, Sweden. History and profile ''Power Magazine'' was founded in 1976. The magazine is part of Egmont group. It covers automobile-related articles with a special reference to the Ame ...

'', a Swedish automobile magazine * '' Power!'', a 1985 video game * '' Power'', a character from

Manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

's "

Chainsaw Man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first part was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2018 to December 2020; its second part began serializati ...

People

Power (name) Power is a surname. __FORCETOC__ People with the surname *Arthur Power (1889–1960), British admiral *Arthur Mackenzie Power (1921–1984), British admiral *Camilla Power (born 1976), British actress *Carla Power (active 2022), American author *Ca ...

, a list of persons with the surname *

Will Power (performer) Will Power is an award winning American playwright, rapper, actor, and educator. Career A pioneer in the genre of hip hop theatre, Power helped to create an influential new form of theater that fuses original music, rhymed dialogue, and chor ...

Will Power William "Will" Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is an Australian motorsports driver who currently competes in the IndyCar Series, driving for Team Penske. He is the 2014 and 2022 IndyCar Series champion and the 2018 Indianapolis 500 champion. ...

(born 1981), Australian race driver * Phil Taylor (darts player) (born 1960), English darts champion nicknamed "The Power" *

Oliver "Power" Grant Oliver "Power" Grant is an American entrepreneur, producer, streetwear clothing mogul and actor. As a close associate of the hip-hop group, Wu-Tang Clan, Grant executive produced all of the Wu-Tang Clan albums. He is the original founder and CEO ...

(American entrepreneur, producer, actor and close associate of hip-hop group Wu Tang Clan) *

The Power Twins (disambiguation) Power Twins may refer to: * Larry Sontag (Larry Power) and David Sontag (Dave Power), American wrestlers of Windy City Pro Wrestling * Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, the Klimaszewski Twins Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski (born September 13, 1971) a ...

** the twins Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski, also American professional wrestlers

Places

Power (UTA station) Power station is a light rail station in Salt Lake City, Utah, served by the Green Line (TRAX), Green Line of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX (light rail), TRAX system. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International ...

, a light rail station in Salt Lake City, United States *

Power, Montana Power is a census-designated place (CDP) in Teton County, Montana, United States. The population was 171 at the 2000 census. The town is named after Montana pioneer, Thomas Charles Power, who platted the townsite in 1910. Geography Power is loc ...

, a census-designated place in the U.S. *

Power, West Virginia Power is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers cl ...

, an unincorporated community in the U.S. *

Power County, Idaho Power County is a county located in the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2010 Census, the county had a population of 7,817. The county seat and largest city is American Falls. The county was created by the Idaho Legislature on January 30, 1913, b ...

, also in the U.S.

Sports

Power (basketball) Power is an American men's 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3 league. They are the 2018 BIG3 season champions. History 2017 Draft Season Performance Power were one of the teams who made the playoffs at the end of the BIG3 inaugural ...

, the 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3 *

Power (horse) Power is a British-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He won the Coventry Stakes and the National Stakes as a two-year-old in 2011. In May 2012 he won the Irish 2000 Guineas. Background Power is a "big, powerful" bay horse with a white ...

, a British thoroughbred * Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football League *

Port Adelaide Football Club Port Adelaide Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, Alberton, South Australia. The club's senior men's team plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), where they are nicknamed ...

, nicknamed "Power", an Australian rules football club *

Power F.C. Power FC is a Ghanaian professional football club based in Koforidua, Eastern Region. The club is competing in the Ghana Division Two League. History The club was first promoted to the Ghana Premier League in 1997–1998. They finished third f ...

, a professional football club based in Koforidua, Ghana *

West Virginia Power The Charleston Dirty Birds are an American professional baseball team based in Charleston, West Virginia. They are a member of the South Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, a partner league of Major League Baseball. The Dir ...

, a minor league baseball team

Other uses

* Power (angel), a rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy * Power, an alternative name for the psychedelic drug

2C-P 2C-P is a relatively potent and long acting psychedelic phenethylamine of the 2C family. Chemistry 2C-P is 2,5-dimethoxy-4-''n''-propylphenethylamine. The full name of the chemical is 2-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-propylphenyl)ethanamine. The hydrochlori ...

Mathematics, science and technology

Computing

Mathematics

Physics

Social sciences and politics

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Films

Literature

Music

Albums

Songs

Radio

Television

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

People

Places

Sports

Other uses

See also