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See also: potencia, potenciá, and potència

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin potentia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈtẽ.si.ɐ/ [poˈtẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /poˈtẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /poˈtẽ.si.a/ [poˈtẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /poˈtẽ.sja/

Noun

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potência f (plural potências)

  1. potency, potential
  2. power, might, force
  3. (mathematics) power (a product of equal factors)
    à terceira potênciato the third power

Derived terms

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