Geach's distinction between 'almighty' and 'omnipotent' in 'Omnipotence' (1973) shows that even a weaker reading of maximal power must account for every type of possible action, not just a greater quantity.

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Almighty(Contrasted with 'omnipotent' in Geach's argument): Another word for all-powerful, but Geach argues it has a slightly different meaning than 'omnipotent'—it emphasizes ruling over everything rather than being able to do literally anything.
Geach, Peter(one of the main philosophers associated with this theory): A 20th-century British philosopher who developed the theory of relative identity and argued that identity always depends on a category or type.
Maximal power(The standard philosophers try to define): The greatest possible amount of power something could have; the upper limit of what 'power' means.
Possible action(What must be accounted for in defining power): Something that could logically be done without creating a contradiction (for example, creating a square circle is not a possible action).

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