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   potential

   /pəˈtɛnʃl/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future: "a campaign to woo potential customers"

   noun

   • 1. latent qualities or abilities that may be developed and lead to future success or usefulness: "a young broadcaster with great potential"
   • ▪ the possibility of something happening or of someone doing something in the future: "pesticides with the potential to cause cancer"
   • 2. the quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field: "a change in gravitational potential"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin potentialis, from potentia ‘power’, from potent- ‘being able’ (see potent1). The noun dates from the early 19th century.

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   Learn the meaning of potential as an adjective, noun, and in physics. Find out how to use potential in sentences and phrases with synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

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   Potential definition: possible, as opposed to actual. See examples of POTENTIAL used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPOTENTIAL | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   qualities or abilities that may develop and allow someone or something to succeed: to achieve your full potential. She has a lot of potential as a writer. potential for sth/doing sth. the possibility that something may happen: There is the potential for some really interesting research.

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   Potential, from the Latin potentia "power," sounds more complicated than it is. It describes something or someone that has the power to become something. A potential success is not yet a success but could be if circumstances are right.

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