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Definition of potentiality - 2 dictionary results

po⋅ten⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty

[puh-ten-shee-al-i-tee]
–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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