Listen power has many different ways it's used.
Right ... Okay...
In the dictionary "POWER" has many synonyms "Control" is one. Let's deal with this.
If Control is a synonym of Power, then I can replace Power with Control right??
I recon the answer is "YES" ...
Okay ...
But here's my problem. If I use the word "Power" like this .. Multiply this 3 by the power of 4. That word power is referring to maths, so I can't really replace this power with control, can I??
Well ... WHY NOT??
I mean Control is a synonym of Power right???
Explain English teachers, because something is wrong
2007-05-30 14:02:49 · 11 answers · asked by hhgdgdfg 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Most words in our vocabulary have more than one meaning. When we say "power outage" we are not talking about control, we are referring to the electricity that fuels the equipment to work.
When we are exercising, and we say "bursts of power" we are not referring to control, either. We are talking about a sudden appliance of force to do that activity such as lifting the free weights. In a short distance sprint when we say it is all about the power you apply, we are talking about the anaerobical force that needs to be applied rather than it is in a more cardio-vascular long distance running.
In a romantic situation, contrary to popular belief the "power" doesn't necassarily mean controlling the other person but passionately intoxicating and having a strong sexual pull towards that person based on the mutually felt desire.
These are just some of the examples of different meanings/usages of the word "power.
Hope this answers your question.
2007-05-30 14:19:25 · answer #1 · answered by ROSE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Synonym Control
2016-11-04 21:38:58 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First of all many words have different meanings and different synonyms for the meanings.
Second math does not observe the rules of English. Most of the words are special words specifically for math. Logarithm, square root, Pi, and so on.
Third Power is a slang the proper term is 3 to the 4th exponent
2007-05-30 14:13:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Control is a synonym for power in any way except for math.
2007-05-30 14:08:21 · answer #4 · answered by Ginger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that control is necessarily a synonym for power. You can have power without utilizing control.
2007-05-30 14:06:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Math is a totally different science than linguistics.
The word "power" is a proper noun when referring to something mathematical, that is why you can't replace it.
2007-05-30 14:07:26 · answer #6 · answered by jennifer484 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a synonym in the right context
just 'cause something is a synonym doesn't mean you can use it as a replacement in every sentence
2007-05-30 14:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The word "power" has many different meanings. One meaning is "control". Another refers to electricity. Another refers to a mathematical term.
There are many words with similar issues. In German, for example, the word "bundt" means "colorful" and it also means “gay” (as in homosexual). You could not use either meaning interchangeably.
2007-05-30 14:08:22 · answer #8 · answered by Becka Gal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Azzwipe
2016-04-01 05:57:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
THIS is the biggest worry in your life??
BTW, recon is not a synonym for reckon.
2007-05-30 14:07:22 · answer #10 · answered by Alice K 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋