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n. (state) | 1. potency, potential, potentiality | the inherent capacity for coming into being. |
| ~ possibleness, possibility | capability of existing or happening or being true.; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" |
| ~ latency | the state of being not yet evident or active. |
| ~ prospect, chance | the possibility of future success.; "his prospects as a writer are excellent" |
n. (phenomenon) | 2. electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage | the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts. |
| ~ electrical phenomenon | a physical phenomenon involving electricity. |
| ~ evoked potential | the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus.; "he measured evoked potentials with an electroencephalogram" |
| ~ resting potential | the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse. |
adj. | 3. possible, potential | existing in possibility.; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power" |
| ~ latent | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized.; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent" |
adj. | 4. likely, potential | expected to become or be; in prospect.; "potential clients" |
| ~ prospective | of or concerned with or related to the future.; "prospective earnings"; "a prospective mother"; "a prospective bride"; "the statute is solely prospective in operation" |
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