Power (disambiguation)

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•  Power (physics): Rate of producing or consuming energy; SI unit: watt = joule/second. ^[e]
•  Power (politics): The capacity to control the administration of resources within a society ^[e]
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• Great power: A nation state able to exercise influence on a global scale. In the long century after 1815, the term was generally applied to the most powerful European nations. After World War II, the designation of permanent members of the United Nations Security Council was an expression of prevailing great powers. ^[e]
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• Five Powers (Buddhism): One of seven sets of qualities conducive to enlightenment in Buddhist thought. The five are: concentration, energy, faith, thoughtfulness and wisdom. ^[e]
• Geothermal power: Extracts energy from the heat stored beneath the Earth's surface and uses it for space heating or for generating electricity; see the Geothermal power article on Wikipedia for details. ^[e]
• Hydropower: Diverse forms of power produced by or with water. ^[e]
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• Regional power: In international relations, a nation whose power is restricted primarily to its own geographic region. ^[e]
• Social power: A social theory by French and Raven, postulates that there are six sources of social power: reward; coercion; legitimacy or normative power; referent (or organizational) power; expertise and information. ^[e]
•  Solar power: Energy sources based directly on the sun's electromagnetic radiation. ^[e]
• Superpower: In international relations, the most powerful nation(s). During the cold war, the United States of America and Soviet Union were recognized superpowers. Since the breakup of the Soviet empire, some believe the U.S. is the only remaining superpower, or that China is rapidly rising to superpower status. ^[e]
• Tidal power: Energy flows associated with tidal action. Some sources posit it to be an important alternative energy source. ^[e]
• Wind power: Uses turbines inside wind mills to generate electricity or pump water or do other work; see the Wind power article Wikipedia for details. ^[e]
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• Higher power: A term for God or a singular higher deity. The term is particularly associated with the twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous. ^[e]