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The Horsepower (hp) is a nonmetric unit of power. The metric unit is the watt? (W). One horsepower is defined as exactly 745.69987158227022 W.

The Horsepower (hp) is the name of several nonmetric units of power. The metric unit for power is the watt? (W). According to the most common definition of the power, one horsepower is defined as exactly 745.69987158227022 W. However, several other definitions of the horsepower exist, including the "metric" horsepower used in France and Germany.