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Definition of potentiality - 3 dictionary results

po⋅ten⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty

  [puh-ten-shee-al-i-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties for 2.
1. the state or quality of being potential.
2. something potential; a possibility: Atomic destruction is a grim potentiality.
Origin:
1615–25; < ML potentiālitās. See potential, -ity
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po·ten·ti·al·i·ty   (pə-těn'shē-āl'ĭ-tē)   
n.   pl. po·ten·ti·al·i·ties
  1. The state of being potential.
    1. Inherent capacity for growth, development, or coming into existence.
    2. Something possessing such capacity.
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Potentiality

Po*ten`ti*al"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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