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Meaning:

Noun:

  • biblical In Christian principalities
  • countable Ability or capability; control or influence.
  • mathematics A product of equal factors. Notation and usage: ''x''''n'', read as "''x'' to the power of ''n''" or "''x'' to the ''n''th power", denotes ''x'' × ''x'' × ... × ''x'', in which ''x'' appears ''n'' times, where ''n'' is called the exponent; the definition is extended to non-integer and complex exponents.
  • set theory Cardinality.
  • statistics The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true.
  • uncountable Electricity or a supply of electricity.
  • uncountable Physical force or strength.
  • physics A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy.
  • physics A rate to magnify an optical image by a lens or mirror.

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Verb:

  • transitive To provide power for (a mechanical or electronic device).

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