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potential

adjective(po-ten-tial)

existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality

potential

adjective(po-ten-tial)

expressing possibility; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in "it may rain")

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

something that can develop or become actual

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

promise

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

any of various functions from which the intensity or the velocity at any point in a field may be readily calculated

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

the difference in potential between two points that represents the work involved or the energy released in the transfer of a unit quantity of electricity from one point to the other

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

the energy that a piece of matter has because of its position or nature or because of the arrangement of parts

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

a momentary reversal in electrical potential across a plasma membrane (as of a neuron or muscle fiber) that occurs when a cell has been activated by a stimulus

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

the inherent capacity of an organism or species to reproduce and survive

potential

noun(po-ten-tial)

chance of growing larger

potential

idiom(po-ten-tial)

to become the best one can be

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