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1.NounThe ability to do or undergo something."He has lost the power to speak."
2.NounThe ability to coerce, influence, or control.
The ability to affect or influence."the power of the written word; He's nominally president, but he does not have any real power.; In the 19th century, Britain and France were major colonial powers.; Britain is no longer the maritime power that it once was."
3.NounThe ability to affect or influence."the power of the written word"
4.NounThe ability or authority to control, govern, command, coerce, etc., such as in a legal, political or business sphere."He's nominally president, but he does not have any real power."
5.NounThe people in charge of legal or political power, the government.
6.NounA strong or influential nation, company, or other such body."In the 19th century, Britain and France were major colonial powers.; Britain is no longer the maritime power that it once was."
7.NounAn army, a military force.
8.NounStrength, energy.
Physical force or strength."He needed a lot of power to hit the ball out of the stadium.; She's a power shopper; she knows all the best deals.; This high-spec computer is ideal for power users.; The power to haul the train is supplied by two huge locomotives.; After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days.; The kilowatt is a unit of power, equivalent to 1,000 joules of energy per second.; We need a microscope with higher power."
9.NounPhysical force or strength."He needed a lot of power to hit the ball out of the stadium."
10.NounDesignating one who does something forcefully or on a large or grand scale."She's a power shopper; she knows all the best deals.; This high-spec computer is ideal for power users."
11.NounThe production or flow of energy providing means to do work; energy per time unit."The power to haul the train is supplied by two huge locomotives."
12.NounElectricity or a supply of electricity."After the pylons collapsed, this town was without power for a few days."
13.NounThe rate at which work is done or energy is transferred, expressed in units of energy per unit of time."The kilowatt is a unit of power, equivalent to 1,000 joules of energy per second."
14.NounThe strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image."We need a microscope with higher power."
15.NounA large amount or number."do a power of good"
16.NounAny of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw)."the mechanical powers"
17.NounA tractor."The set I'm making right now needs a power on it, but we don't have any tractors left in the yard."
18.NounA measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time.
19.NounA product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion):
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Cardinality.
The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
20.NounA product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion):
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, read as "
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to the power of
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" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product
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21.NounCardinality.
22.NounThe probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
23.NounIn Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme.
24.NounA bonus point awarded for answering correctly before a certain part of the tossup is read.
25.VerbTo provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device)."This CD player is powered by batteries."
26.VerbTo hit or kick something forcefully.
27.VerbTo enable or provide the impetus for.
28.VerbTo move or advance with great force or speed.
29.AdjectiveImpressive.
30.InterjectionUsed as a cheer to express support (Can we verify this sense?)