--- Pat Naughtin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> supply the power needed supply the energy needed (Again a difficult
> idea as the engineers have to provide an electrical plant with a power
> rating that will provide the maximum amount of energy needed at a
> particular time)
This in particular illustrates the problem I have with your use of the term.
It sounds like
you're saying that a phrase like "supply the 5 watts of power needed by the
motor" is incorrect
and it should be "supply the 5 watts of energy needed by the motor". Is that
what you're saying?
Because this conflicts with the definition of the term "power" as I learned it
in school.
And a power rating specifying the amount of energy needed at one time? Well
that's just gibberish
to me.
Please explain in more detail why you think these uses of "power" should be
changed. I am
confused.
