Strength may refer to:

Physical strength

Physical strength Physical strength is the measure of a human's exertion of force on physical objects. Increasing physical strength is the goal of strength training. Overview An individual's physical strength is determined by two factors: the cross-sectional are ...

, 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 Superhuman strength is a superpower commonly invoked in fiction and other literary works such as mythology. A fictionalized representation of the phenomenon of hysterical strength, it is the power to exert force and lift weights beyond what is ...

, 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 The VIA Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS), formerly known as the "Values in Action Inventory," is a proprietary psychological assessment measure designed to identify an individual's profile of character strengths. It was created by Christopher Pete ...

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 Perseverance may refer to: Behaviour * Psychological resilience * Perseverance of the saints, a Protestant Christian teaching * Assurance (theology) Geography * Perseverance, Queensland, a locality in Australia * Perseverance Island, Seychelles * ...

*Resoluteness of body and mind, physical

endurance Endurance (also related to sufferance, resilience, constitution, fortitude, and hardiness) is the ability of an organism to exert itself and remain active for a long period of time, as well as its ability to resist, withstand, recover from a ...

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 In engineering, shear strength is the strength of a material or component against the type of yield or structural failure when the material or component fails in shear. A shear load is a force that tends to produce a sliding failure on a materia ...

, 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) Strength is a disco-rock band from Portland, Oregon, made up of Bailey Winters, John Zeigler, and Patrick Morris. Their 2006 debut album, ''Going Strong'', on Community Disco, was produced and recorded by Chris Anderson at Animal Kingdom, and ma ...

, a band from Portland, Oregon *

Strength (Japanese band) Strength was a Japanese hardcore band formed in Sendai, Japan. They played not only in their hometown Sendai but also in numerous places such as Tokyo and Osaka. They are known as one of the earliest bands who formed the basis of the Sendai hardco ...

, a band from Sendai, Miyagi, Japan * ''Strength'' (The Alarm album), 1985 * ''Strength'' (Enuff Z'nuff album), 1991 *''Strength'', an album by

Asiatic Warriors Asiatic Warriors, originally named Cold-N-Loco, were a multilingual hardcore rap crew from Frankfurt, Germany. Cold-N-Loco was composed of D-Flame (Daniel Kretschmer), A-Bomb and Combad. They invited the Kurdish hip hop artist Azad to join the ba ...

*''Strength'', an album by

Chris Rene Christopher Rene (previously René; born December 25, 1982) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and producer. He was in a band called Diversion and also had a solo career, releasing the album ''Soul'd Out''. Chris auditioned for the fi ...

*''Strength'', an album by

The RH Factor Roy Anthony Hargrove (October 16, 1969 – November 2, 2018) was an American jazz musician and composer whose principal instruments were the trumpet and flugelhorn. He achieved worldwide acclaim after winning two Grammy Awards for differing styles ...

*''Strength'', an album by

The Violet Burning The Violet Burning is an independent American Christian alternative rock band based in Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1989 in Orange County, California by Michael J. Pritzl. The band is the project of singer, songwriter and guit ...

, 1992 *"Strength", a song by the Gear Daddies from their 1988 album ''

Let's Go Scare Al ''Let's Go Scare Al'' was the first album recorded by the Austin, Minnesota band the Gear Daddies. The album was released in 1988 on the Gark record label, and re-released in 1990 on Polygram PolyGram N.V. was a multinational entertainment co ...

'' *"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 An information society is a society where the usage, creation, distribution, manipulation and integration of information is a significant activity. Its main drivers are information and communication technologies, which have resulted in rapid inf ...

*"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) The relative strength of two systems of formal logic can be defined via model theory. Specifically, a logic \alpha is said to be as strong as a logic \beta if every elementary class in \beta is an elementary class in \alpha.Heinz-Dieter Ebbinghaus ...

, 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 ...

, in category theory in mathematics *, a U.S. Navy ship

Physical strength

As an abstract or psychological trait

Politics and statecraft

Physics

Music

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