100 milliwatts
100 mWPower · definition
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Power
Just how powerful is 100 milliwatts?
Tiny devices
100 mW
ENERGY EACH SECOND
100 milliwatts
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Indicator LED
The electrical power used by a small light-emitting diode that indicates device status.
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Power is energy per unit time: one watt is one joule per second.
A little perspective
100 milliwatts is about 2 times the power of an indicator LED.
Measurements, assumptions & sources +
100 milliwatts
Power: 100 mW; definition.
The quantity is exact as entered. Comparisons use the clearly stated specimen, model or nominal measurement.
Indicator LED
Power: 50 mW; example.
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?
Compare 100 milliwatts with the power of an indicator LED. The notes below explain how each value was chosen.
Indicator LED
50 mWPower · example
A chosen 50 mW electrical input.
- Comparing
- Power ↔ Power
- Relative size
- 100 milliwatts is about 2 times the power of an indicator LED. 100 milliwatts is approximately 100% greater than the power of an indicator LED.
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The diagram uses the recorded measurements. Details outside the marked spans do not set the scale.
- The power of an indicator LED: This is an illustrative comparison value, not a claim that every example is the same.
Power is the rate of energy transfer or use, not the total energy.
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