Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Energy - Classic defenitions

Definitions of energy on the Web:

  • (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can ...
  • forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip"
  • enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy"
  • an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style"
  • a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor"
  • any source of usable power; "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy"
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The use of the word "energy" in psychological studies is comparatively new, although it was in use in psychological thought long before the modern physical concept of energy was fully developed, as a general descriptor of the forces that powered mental processes. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_(psychological)

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