Strength may refer to:

Physical strength

* Physical strength, as in people or animals *

Hysterical strength Hysterical strength is a display of extreme physical strength by humans, beyond what is believed to be normal, usually occurring when people are in; or perceive themselves to be in life-or-death situations. The extra strength is commonly attribut ...

, extreme strength occurring when people are in life-and-death situations * Superhuman strength, great physical strength far above human capability *A common character attribute in role-playing games

As an abstract or psychological trait

*Character strengths like those listed in the Values in Action Inventory *

Virtue Virtue ( la, virtus) is moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. In other words, it is a behavior that shows high moral standard ...

, and moral uprightness *

Courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront agony, pain, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of physical pain, h ...

or fortitude, in the face of moral, physical, emotional, or social adversity *

Persuasion Persuasion or persuasion arts is an umbrella term for Social influence, influence. Persuasion can influence a person's Belief, beliefs, Attitude (psychology), attitudes, Intention, intentions, Motivation, motivations, or Behavior, behaviours. ...

, in an argument *The exercise of willpower *The training of and learned

determination Determination is a positive emotional feeling that involves persevering towards a difficult goal in spite of obstacles.Kirby, L.D., Morrow, J., & Yih, J. (2014). The challenge of challenge: Pursuing determination as an emotion. In M. M. Tugade, ...

and perseverance *Resoluteness of body and mind, physical endurance

Politics and statecraft

*Party strengths, see

political party A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...

Military A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

strength

Physics

Mechanical strength The field of strength of materials, also called mechanics of materials, typically refers to various methods of calculating the stresses and strains in structural members, such as beams, columns, and shafts. The methods employed to predict the re ...

, the ability to withstand an applied stress or load without structural failure **

Compressive strength In mechanics, compressive strength or compression strength is the capacity of a material or structure to withstand loads tending to reduce size (as opposed to tensile strength which withstands loads tending to elongate). In other words, compre ...

, the capacity to withstand axially directed pushing forces **

Tensile strength Ultimate tensile strength (UTS), often shortened to tensile strength (TS), ultimate strength, or F_\text within equations, is the maximum stress that a material can withstand while being stretched or pulled before breaking. In brittle materials t ...

, the maximum stress while being stretched or pulled before necking ** Shear strength, the ability to withstand shearing *

Strength (explosive) {{Unreferenced, date=May 2019, bot=noref (GreenC bot) In explosive materials, strength is the parameter determining the ability of the explosive to move the surrounding material. It is related to the total gas yield of the reaction, and the amount o ...

, the ability of an explosive to move surrounding material *

Field strength In physics, field strength means the ''magnitude'' of a vector-valued field (e.g., in volts per meter, V/m, for an electric field ''E''). For example, an electromagnetic field results in both electric field strength and magnetic field strength. As ...

, the magnitude of a field's vector **

Signal strength In telecommunications, particularly in radio frequency engineering, signal strength refers to the transmitter power output as received by a reference antenna at a distance from the transmitting antenna. High-powered transmissions, such as those us ...

, the magnitude of an electric field at a reference point *

Strength (material) The field of strength of materials, also called mechanics of materials, typically refers to various methods of calculating the stresses and strains in structural members, such as beams, columns, and shafts. The methods employed to predict the re ...

, the behavior of solid objects subject to stresses and strains

Music

* Strength (band), a band from Portland, Oregon * Strength (Japanese band), a band from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan * ''Strength'' (The Alarm album), 1985 * ''Strength'' (Enuff Z'nuff album), 1991 *''Strength'', an album by Asiatic Warriors *''Strength'', an album by Chris Rene *''Strength'', an album by The RH Factor *''Strength'', an album by The Violet Burning, 1992 *"Strength", a song by the Gear Daddies from their 1988 album '' Let's Go Scare Al'' *"Strength", a song by Screaming Jets from their 1997 album '' World Gone Crazy'' *"Strength" a song by the band

Zebrahead Zebrahead is an American rap-punk band from La Habra, California. Formed in 1996, the band has released thirteen studio albums to date. History 1996–2001: Formation and early years Zebrahead was formed in La Habra, California in summer ...

*"Strength" a song by the band

Ignite To ignite is the first step of firelighting. Ignite may also refer to: Music *Ignite (band), a melodic hardcore band from Orange County, California * ''Ignite'' (Econoline Crush album), 2007 * ''Ignite'' (Shihad album), 2010 * "Ignite" (Eir Aoi s ...

*"Strength" a song by the band Information Society *"Strength" a song by the rapper

Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III (born October 17, 1972), known professionally as Eminem (; often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper and record producer. He is credited with popularizing hip hop in middle America and is critically acclai ...

*"Strength" a song by the band

Abingdon Boys School Abingdon Boys School (stylized as abingdon boys school) is a Japanese rock band formed in 2005 and fronted by Japanese singer Takanori Nishikawa. Formed in 2005, the band shares a name with the British independent school Abingdon School, in Abi ...

Other

* Strength (cryptography) * Strength (mathematical logic), in model theory * Strength (Tarot card), numbered either XI or VIII *

Strong monad In category theory, a strong monad over a monoidal category (''C'', ⊗, I) is a monad (''T'', η, μ) together with a natural transformation ''t'A,B'' : ''A'' ⊗ ''TB'' → ''T''(''A'' ⊗ ''B''), called (''tensorial'') ''strength'', such tha ...