potential
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1. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts (noun.phenomenon)
| hyponym | : | evoked potential, |
| definition | : | the electrical response of the central nervous system produced by an external stimulus (noun.phenomenon) |
| hyponym | : | resting potential, |
| definition | : | the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse (noun.phenomenon) |
2. the inherent capacity for coming into being (noun.state)
| hyponym | : | latency, |
| definition | : | the state of being not yet evident or active (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | chance, prospect, |
| definition | : | the possibility of future success (noun.state) |
3. existing in possibility (adj.all)
| similar | : | latent, |
| definition | : | potentially existing but not presently evident or realized (adj.all) |
4. expected to become or be; in prospect (adj.all)
| similar | : | prospective, |
| definition | : | of or concerned with or related to the future (adj.all) |
5. the inherent capacity for coming into being (noun.state)
| derivation | : | likely, potential, |
| definition | : | expected to become or be; in prospect (adj.all) |
6. existing in possibility (adj.all)
| antonym | : | actual, existent, |
| definition | : | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | possibility, |
| definition | : | a future prospect or potential (noun.cognition) |
7. expected to become or be; in prospect (adj.all)
| derivation | : | likelihood, likeliness, |
| definition | : | the probability of a specified outcome (noun.attribute) |
8. the inherent capacity for coming into being (noun.state)
| derivation | : | likely, potential, |
| definition | : | expected to become or be; in prospect (adj.all) |
9. existing in possibility (adj.all)
| antonym | : | actual, existent, |
| definition | : | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | possibility, |
| definition | : | a future prospect or potential (noun.cognition) |
10. expected to become or be; in prospect (adj.all)
| derivation | : | likelihood, likeliness, |
| definition | : | the probability of a specified outcome (noun.attribute) |
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