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potentiality
English
Etymology
potential +? -ity
Noun
potentiality (countable and uncountable, plural potentialities)
- The quality of being, or having potential.
- An inherent capacity for growth or development.
- An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
- (philosophy) A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
- (physics) Quantum potential.
Related terms
- potence
- potency
- potent
- potentate
- potential
Further reading
- potentiality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- potentiality in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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possibility
English
Etymology
From Middle French possibilité, from Old French possibilite, from Late Latin possibilit?s (“possibility”), from Latin possibilis (“possible”); see possible.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p?s??b?liti/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p?s??b?liti/
- Hyphenation: pos?si?bil?i?ty
- Rhymes: -?l?ti
Noun
possibility (countable and uncountable, plural possibilities)
- The quality of being possible.
- A thing possible; that which may take place or come into being.
- An option or choice, usually used in context with future events.
Synonyms
- (the quality of being possible):
- (a thing possible): contingency; See also Thesaurus:possibility
- (an option or choice): choice, option; See also Thesaurus:option
Antonyms
- impossibility; See also Thesaurus:impossibility
Derived terms
- logical possibility
- possibility theory
Related terms
- impossibility
- possible
- potence
- potency
- potent
- potentate
- potential
- potentiality
- power
Translations
Further reading
- possibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- possibility in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
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