A single resistor is wired to a battery.Define the total power dissipated by this circuit as P initial.

What is the power, in terms of P initial, dissipated by this circuit?
Power = P initial.

yes.

The power dissipated by the circuit is equal to the initial power, which is denoted as P initial.

In this circuit, there is a single resistor connected to a battery. The power dissipated by the resistor can be defined as P initial. Therefore, the power dissipated by the circuit is equal to P initial.