"subpower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: subpowers [plural]
Etymology: sub- + power Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sub|power}} sub- + power Head templates: {{en-noun}} subpower (plural subpowers)
  1. A minor power; Something that has control over a limited domain that falls within the larger domain of a greater power.
    Sense id: en-subpower-en-noun-HNoMYmJ~
  2. (mathematics) A type of function such that for every exponent a, there is a small integer ε such that for any positive value x less than ε, its image lies between xᵃ and x⁻ᵃ . Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-subpower-en-noun-Crvg83lh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with sub- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 66 12 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sub-: 21 59 20 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  3. (mathematics) A natural number x, with the property that x = bⁱy for some y that is not multiple of b. Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-subpower-en-noun-gT4Qo~vp Topics: mathematics, sciences

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