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 Engine power is the power that an engine can put out. It can be expressed in power units, most commonly kilowatt, pferdestärke (metric horsepower), or horsepower. In terms of internal combustion engines, the engine power usually describes the '' ...

, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power *

Power (social and political) In social science and politics, power is the social production of an effect that determines the capacities, actions, beliefs, or conduct of actors. Power does not exclusively refer to the threat or use of force ( coercion) by one actor agains ...

, the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may also refer to:

Mathematics, science and technology

Computing

* IBM POWER (software), 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 IB ...

, 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 ISA ...

, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC *

IBM Power microprocessors IBM Power microprocessors (originally POWER prior to Power10) are designed and sold by IBM for servers and supercomputers. The name "POWER" was originally presented as an acronym for "Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC". The Power l ...

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

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 si ...

, 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), the ability to influence states

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional entities

Power Girl Power Girl, also known as Kara Zor-L and Karen Starr, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books by DC Comics, making her first appearance in ''All Star Comics'' #58 (January/February 1976). Power Girl is the cousin of the superhero Super ...

, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe *

Power Pack Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own ongoing series, series in ...

, 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 * ''Power'', by SSD * ''Power'', by The Temptations * ''Power'', by Z-Ro

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 Niles Hollowell-Dhar (born October 6, 1988), known professionally as Kshmr (pronounced "Kashmir" and stylized in all caps), is an American songwriter, DJ, music producer, and musician. He was ranked 23rd on ''DJ Mag''s 2015 Top 100 DJs poll and ...

* "Power", by Bastille from '' Wild World'' * "Power", by John and Johanna Hall * "Power", by Kansas from ''

Power Power most often refers to: * Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work" ** Engine power, the power put out by an engine ** Electric power * Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events ** Abusive power Power may ...

'' * "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'' * "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''

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, 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 pu ...

'', 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 Amer ...

'', a Swedish automobile magazine * ''

Power! ''Critical Mass'' (known as ''Power!'' in North America) is a video game developed by Simon Francis and published in 1985 by Durell Software for the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. Plot An anti-matter power station on an orbiting a ...

'', a 1985 video game * ''

'', a character from Manga's " Chainsaw Man"

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 ...

, 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 cho ...

* Will Power (born 1981), Australian race driver *

Phil Taylor (darts player) Philip Douglas Taylor (born 13 August 1960) is an English former professional darts player, widely considered the greatest darts player of all time. Nicknamed The Power, he dominated darts for over two decades and won 214 professional tournamen ...

(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 of the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) TRAX system. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City (via Do ...

, 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 ...

, 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, ...

, 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 inaugura ...

, 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 The Pittsburgh Power were a professional arena football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The team belonged to the East Division of the American Conference (AC) in the Arena Football League (AFL). Founded in 2011, the Power ...

, an Arena Football League * Port Adelaide Football Club, 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 The is the top professional associ ...

, a professional football club based in Koforidua, Ghana * West Virginia Power, a minor league baseball team

Other uses

Power (angel) In Christianity, angels are the agents of God. Various works of Christian theology have devised hierarchies of angelic beings. The most influential Christian angelic hierarchy was put forward around the turn of the 6th century AD by Pseudo-D ...

, 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 hydrochlorid ...