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Definition of Potential
1. Noun. The inherent capacity for coming into being.
Exact synonyms: Potency, Potentiality
Generic synonyms: Possibility, Possibleness
Specialized synonyms: Latency, Chance, Prospect
Attributes: Possible
Generic synonyms: Possibility, Possibleness
Specialized synonyms: Latency, Chance, Prospect
Attributes: Possible
2. Adjective. Existing in possibility. "Possible uses of nuclear power"
Exact synonyms: Possible
Attributes: Potency, Potentiality
Similar to: Latent
Derivative terms: Possibility, Possibility, Possibleness, Potency
Antonyms: Actual
Attributes: Potency, Potentiality
Similar to: Latent
Derivative terms: Possibility, Possibility, Possibleness, Potency
Antonyms: Actual
3. Noun. The difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts.
Exact synonyms: Electric Potential, Potential Difference, Potential Drop, Voltage
Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Evoked Potential, Resting Potential
Generic synonyms: Electrical Phenomenon
Specialized synonyms: Evoked Potential, Resting Potential
4. Adjective. Expected to become or be; in prospect. "Potential clients"
Definition of Potential
1. a. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.
2. n. Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially.
Definition of Potential
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