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potentiality

pәu.tenʃi'æliti4 senses · 120 ms
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noun/pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti//pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/[-ɾi]
  1. 1

    The quality of being or having potential.uncountable

    • filled with potentiality
    • A new year is filled with potentiality.
  2. 2

    An instance of potential: any given possibility.countable

    • any and all potentialities
    • We've been prepping for years, and we like to hope that we're ready for all potentialities — as ready as one can be.
  3. 3

    An inherent capacity for growth or development.countableuncountable

  4. 4

    An aptitude amenable to development; capability.countableuncountable

  5. 5

    A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.countableuncountable

  6. 6

    Quantum potential.countableuncountable

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