Definition of power
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a(1)
: ability to act or produce an effect
(2)
: ability to get extra-base hits
(3)
: capacity for being acted upon or undergoing an effect
b
: legal or official authority, capacity, or right
2a
: possession of control, authority, or influence over others
b
: one having such power
specifically
: a sovereign state
c
: a controlling group : establishment
—often used in the phrase the powers that be
d
archaic
: a force of armed men
e
chiefly dialectal
: a large number or quantity
3a
: physical might
b
: mental or moral efficacy
c
: political control or influence
5a
: the number of times as indicated by an exponent that a number occurs as a factor in a product
5 to the third power is 125
also
: the product itself
8 is a power of 2
9
: the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis in a statistical test when a particular alternative hypothesis happens to be true
power
verb
powered;
powering;
powers
Definition of power (Entry 2 of 3)
power
adjectiveDefinition of power (Entry 3 of 3)
1
: operated mechanically or electrically rather than manually
a car with power locks power tools
2
: of, relating to, or utilizing strength
plays a power game
also
: powerful sense 1
a power critic
3
: of, relating to, or being a meal at which influential people discuss business or politics
a power lunch
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