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influence
1. A power affecting a person, thing, or course of events, especially one that operates without any direct or apparent effort.
2. Power to sway or to affect someone based on prestige, wealth, ability, or position.
3. To produce an effect on by imperceptible or intangible means; to sway.
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(a science that attempts to discover the fundamental principles of the sciences, the arts, and the world that the sciences and arts influence)