POTENTIALITY

capability, capableness, potentiality

(noun) an aptitude that may be developed

potential, potentiality, potency

(noun) the inherent capacity for coming into being

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

potentiality (countable and uncountable, plural potentialities)

The quality of being, or having potential.

An inherent capacity for growth or development.

An aptitude amenable to development; capability.

(philosophy) Indeterminism.

(physics) Quantum indeterminacy.

Source: Wiktionary


Po*ten`ti*al"i*ty, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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Coffee Trivia

An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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