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The article for

Power

die Power

Power is a feminine German noun. Its article is die.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it die Power?

Power ends in -er. Most nouns with this ending are masculine (86% take der), but Power is an exception: die Power.

The other -er exceptions
Sense 1
die

Meaning

[1] colloquial: energy, strength, strength

[1] umgangssprachlich: Energie, Kraft, Stärke

[2] Statistics: Probability that the alternative hypothesis will be confirmed in a statistical test or the null hypothesis is rejected

[2] Statistik: Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass bei einem statistischen Test die Alternativhypothese bestätigt bzw. die Nullhypothese abgelehnt wird

Examples

[1] He no longer had the power to run up the mountain

[1] Er hatte nicht mehr die Power, um den Berg hoch zu laufen.

[1] "And finally the power of automobiles is still measured in PS, i.e. horsepower, even if the name KW is officially valid"

[1] „Und schließlich wird die Power von Automobilen nach wie vor in PS, also Pferdestärken, gemessen, auch wenn offiziell die Bezeichnung kw gültig ist.“
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[2] "Studies with a large number of cases often lead to highly significant results due to the high statistical power (test strength)"

[2] „Studien mit großer Fallzahl führen aufgrund der hohen statistischen Power (Teststärke) oft zu hoch signifikanten Ergebnissen.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ die Power —
Genitiv der Power —
Dativ der Power —
Akkusativ die Power —

Pronunciation

Related nouns

Nouns with the same ending

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