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11/19/2007 9:14 AM

what is power?

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11/19/2007 9:18 AM

Best i can do is quote from the wikipedia definition of power

Power has many meanings, most of which imply (a capacity for) control or force and may refer to:

  • Power (physics) is the amount of work done or energy transferred per unit of time, cf. Force (physics)
  • Motive power is power which moves something, such as output of a motor
  • AC power in electrical engineering is the complex form of power
  • Electric power generation is the process of converting any form of energy to electrical energy, as in:
    • e.g. power station, nuclear power, solar power, wind power, wave power, tidal power, geothermal power, hydropower and other methods of electricity generation
  • Optical power of a lens is the inverse of its focal length
  • Effective radiated power in radio telecommunications is a measure of radio station antennas
  • Power (mathematics) is the common name for exponentiation (an expression of the form bn) and the exponent (n)
  • Statistical power is the probability that a statistical test will reject a false null hypothesis

or, to quote Francis Bacon

"Knowledge itself is power."

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11/19/2007 10:18 AM

Work = Force * Distance and can be done in any time space.

Power = Force * Distance / Time and must be done in a stated Time frame.

The same amount of work done in 1 Minute or 1 Hour would require a lot

more Power for the 1 Minute time frame.

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11/19/2007 2:31 PM

Let's not forget political power, the ability to get someone to do something you want done.

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11/19/2007 2:48 PM

A pen has more power than a sword! The real power is in numbers.

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11/20/2007 3:01 PM

what are you looking for ......power defination..type .....you can scan for previous threads like energy , force , power , mass , gravity and all that......

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