logic vs power

logic

noun
  • The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration. 

  • It's hard to work out his system of logic. 

  • The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements. 

  • The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit. 

  • A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method. 

  • A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics. 

  • Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person. 

adj
  • logical 

verb
  • To engage in excessive or inappropriate application of logic. 

  • To apply logical reasoning to. 

  • To overcome by logical argument. 

power

noun
  • The probability that a statistical test will reject the null hypothesis when the alternative hypothesis is true. 

  • Physical force or strength. 

  • Control or coercion, particularly legal or political (jurisdiction). 

  • The people in charge of legal or political power, the government. 

  • A measure of the rate of doing work or transferring energy. 

  • The ability to do or undergo something. 

  • An influential nation, company, or other such body. 

  • Any of the elementary forms or parts of machines: three primary (the lever, inclined plane, and pulley) and three secondary (the wheel-and-axle, wedge, and screw). 

  • In Christian angelology, an intermediate level of angels, ranked above archangels, but exact position varies by classification scheme. 

  • A measure of the effectiveness that a force producing a physical effect has over time. If linear, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the displacement of or in an object) ÷ time. If rotational, the quotient of: (force multiplied by the angle of displacement) ÷ time. 

  • The strength by which a lens or mirror magnifies an optical image. 

  • The ability to affect or influence. 

  • A product of equal factors (and generalizations of this notion): xⁿ, read as "x to the power of n" or the like, is called a power and denotes the product x⨯x⨯⋯⨯x, where x appears n times in the product; x is called the base and n the exponent. 

  • Cardinality. 

  • The ability to coerce, influence, or control. 

  • Electricity or a supply of electricity. 

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

  • To hit or kick something forcefully. 

  • To enable or provide the impetus for. 

adj
  • Impressive. 

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