potentiality
nounUK /pəˌtɛnʃiˈælɪti/ · US /pəˌtɛn(t)ʃiˈæləti/
Etymology From potential + -ity.
1
The quality of being or having potential.
- filled with potentiality
- A new year is filled with potentiality.
2
An instance of potential: any given possibility.
- 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
An inherent capacity for growth or development.
4
An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
5
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
6
Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Quantum potential.
- Derived terms
- bipotentiality, equipotentiality, isopotentiality, nonpotentiality