Power Explained

Power may refer to:

Common meanings

• Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
  • Engine power, the power put out by an engine
  • Electric power, a type of energy
• Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events

Mathematics, science and technology

Computing

• IBM POWER (software), an IBM operating system enhancement package
• IBM POWER architecture, a RISC instruction set architecture
• Power ISA, a RISC instruction set architecture derived from PowerPC
• IBM Power microprocessors, made by IBM, which implement those RISC architectures
• Power.org, a predecessor to the OpenPOWER Foundation

Mathematics

• Exponentiation, "x to the power of y"
• Power function
• Power of a point
• Statistical power

Physics

• Magnification, 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 (Chainsaw Man), a fictional character from the anime and manga series Chainsaw Man
• Power Girl, a fictional character in the DC Comics universe
• Power Pack, 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 (2013 film), an unreleased Indian film by Rajkumar Santoshi, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt
• Power (2014 Telugu film), an Indian Telugu-language film starring Ravi Teja and Hansika Motwani
• Power (2014 Kannada film), an Indian Kannada-language film starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Trisha
• Power (2016 film), an Indian Bengali-language action comedy film

Literature

• Power (Fast novel), a 1962 novel by Howard Fast
• Power (play), a 2003 play by Nick Dear
• , 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" (Diljá song), 2023
• "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 and Kshmr
• "Power", by Bastille from Wild World
• "Power", by John and Johanna Hall
• "Power", by Kansas from Power
• "Power", by Katy Perry from Witness
• "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), an English-language radio station in Singapore
• The Power (XM), 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 Universe, an American media franchise comprising Power and its spin-offs
• "Power" (Batwoman), an episode of Batwoman
• "Power" (Smallville), an episode of Smallville

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• Girl Got Game, originally Power!!, a manga series 1999–2002
• Power Magazine, a Swedish automobile magazine
• Power!, a 1985 video game

People

• Power (name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the surname
• Phil Taylor (darts player) (born 1960), English darts champion nicknamed "The Power"
• Oliver "Power" Grant, American producer, streetwear clothing mogul and actor
• Power Twins (disambiguation), several uses

Places

• Power (UTA station), a light rail station in Salt Lake City, United States
• Power, Montana, a census-designated place in the U.S.
• Power, West Virginia, an unincorporated community in the U.S.
• Power County, Idaho, also in the U.S.

Sports

• Power (basketball), the 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3
• Power (horse), a British thoroughbred
• Pittsburgh Power, an Arena Football League
• Port Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed "Power", an Australian rules football club
• Power F.C., a professional football club based in Koforidua, Ghana
• West Virginia Power, a minor league baseball team

Other uses

• Power (angel), a rank in the Christian angelic hierarchy
• Power, an alternative name for the psychedelic drug 2C-P

See also

• • • The Power (disambiguation)
• J.D. Power and Associates, a global marketing information services firm
• POW-R, a set of commercial dithering and noise shaping algorithms
• Powers (disambiguation)
• Powerful (disambiguation)