Power

Just how powerful is 100 milliwatts?

Tiny devices

100 mW

0.1 Wwatts
0.0001341 hpmechanical horsepower
Linear measure
ENERGY EACH SECOND100 mW50 mW
01
100 milliwatts100 mWPower · definition
02
Indicator LED50 mWPower · example
Power is energy per unit time: one watt is one joule per second.

A little perspective

100 milliwatts has about 2 times the power of Indicator LED.

Measurements, assumptions & sources +

100 milliwatts

The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.

NIST — SI conversion factors

Indicator LED

A chosen 50 mW electrical input.

Defined examples — our methodology

The marked power is calibrated. Unmeasured illustration details are representative.

Measurement details

Why these numbers?

The visual compares power with power. The records below preserve each value’s basis and caveats.

100 milliwatts

100 mW

Power · definition

The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.

Indicator LED

50 mW

Power · example

A chosen 50 mW electrical input.

Comparing
Power ↔ Power
Relative size
100 milliwatts is larger on this measurement by a factor of about 2. 100 milliwatts's selected measurement is approximately 100% greater than Indicator LED's.

How to read the visual

The labelled spans and stored measurements determine the scale; unmeasured illustration details do not.

  • Indicator LED is labelled example; treat the displayed value as a comparison anchor rather than false precision.

Change your perspective

Put it next to…

Choose a suggestion to redraw the comparison, or open its page to learn what it is.

About this thing
About this thing
About this thing
About this thing
About this thing
About this thing

The full collection

Choose something to compare.

Loading compatible things…

A little smaller. A little larger.

Keep exploring power.

See all ↗

Share a little perspective.