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potentiality
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potentiality
n.
latent power, strength that is not visible; hidden characteristics, concealed attributes
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Potentiality and actuality
In philosophy, potentiality and actuality are principles of a dichotomy which Aristotle used to analyze motion, causality, ethics, and physiology in his Physics, Metaphysics, Nicomachean Ethics and De Anima (which is about the human psyche).
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potentiality
Noun
1. the inherent capacity for coming into being
(synonym) potential, potency
(hypernym) possibility, possibleness
(hyponym) latency
(attribute) potential, possible
2. an aptitude that may be developed
(synonym) capability, capableness
(hypernym) aptitude
(hyponym) perfectibility, perfectability
(attribute) capable
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Potentiality
(n.)
The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.
The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.
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potentiality
Synonyms and related words:
amperage, armipotence, authority, bare possibility, beef, black power, brute force, chance, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, conceivability, conceivableness, contingency, delitescence, dint, dormancy, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, energy, even chance, eventuality, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, full blast, full force, good chance, good possibility, hope, influence, latency, latent content, latent meaningfulness, latentness, likelihood, main force, main strength, mana, might, might and main, mightiness, moxie, muscle power, off chance, outside chance, outside hope, pizzazz, poop, possibilities, possibility, possibleness, potence, potency, potential, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, probability, productiveness, productivity, prospect, puissance, pull, punch, push, remote possibility, sinew, small hope, steam, strength, strong arm, superiority, superpower, the attainable, the feasible, the possible, thinkability, thinkableness, validity, vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtuality, virtue, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight, what is possible, what may be, what might be
amperage, armipotence, authority, bare possibility, beef, black power, brute force, chance, charge, charisma, clout, cogence, cogency, compulsion, conceivability, conceivableness, contingency, delitescence, dint, dormancy, drive, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, energy, even chance, eventuality, flower power, force, force majeure, forcefulness, full blast, full force, good chance, good possibility, hope, influence, latency, latent content, latent meaningfulness, latentness, likelihood, main force, main strength, mana, might, might and main, mightiness, moxie, muscle power, off chance, outside chance, outside hope, pizzazz, poop, possibilities, possibility, possibleness, potence, potency, potential, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, prepotency, probability, productiveness, productivity, prospect, puissance, pull, punch, push, remote possibility, sinew, small hope, steam, strength, strong arm, superiority, superpower, the attainable, the feasible, the possible, thinkability, thinkableness, validity, vehemence, vigor, vim, virility, virtuality, virtue, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight, what is possible, what may be, what might be
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