What is one horse power? How it is related to SI unit of power?

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The horse-power is a unit in the $f o o t - p o u n d - s e c o n d$ system or English system, sometimes used to express the rate at which mechanical energy is expended. It was originally defined as $550 f o o t - p o u n d s - p e r - s e c o n d (f t - l b / s) .$

A power level of $1 h p$ is approximately equivalent to $746 W .$

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