different between superpower vs hyperpower

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super- +? power

superpower (countable and uncountable, plural superpowers)

(uncountable) Excessive or superior power.
(countable) A sovereign state with dominant status on the globe and a very advanced military, especially the United States or formerly the Soviet Union.
- 1999, David Held, Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture (page 97)
  The year 1945 marked the end of Europe's global hegemony and confirmed the US and the Soviet Union as global superpowers.
(countable) A fictional extraordinary physical or mental ability, especially possessed by a superhero or supervillain.
(obsolete, uncountable) Electricity generated in a large plant that is tied into a regional network, on a larger scale than was common in the early years of commercial electricity production.
(mathematics) A tetration.
Synonym: power tower
Antonym: superlogarithm

hyper- +? power

hyperpower (plural hyperpowers)

(international relations) An international hegemon, more powerful than a superpower
(mathematics) tetration

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