Potentiality
11Potentiality and actuality (Aristotle) — The theory of Potentiality and Actuality is one of the central themes of Aristotle s philosophy and metaphysics. With these two notions, Aristotle intends to provide a structure for the comprehension of reality. Potency refers, generally, to the… …
12potentiality — noun (plural ties) Date: 1625 1. the ability to develop or come into existence 2. potential 1 …
13potentiality — noun a) The quality of being, or having potential. b) An inherent capacity for growth or development. See Also: potence, potency, potent …
14potentiality — 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,… …
15potentiality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. capacity, possibility, energy; see ability 1 , 2 , probability . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The inherent capacity for growth or development: potential. See POSSIBLE …
16potentiality — po|ten|ti|al|i|ty [pəˌtenʃiˈælıti] n plural potentialities formal an ability or quality that could develop in the future …
17potentiality — po|ten|ti|al|i|ty [ pə,tenʃi æləti ] noun count FORMAL the possibility that something will happen or develop in the future …
18potentiality — po·ten·ti·al·i·ty || pəʊtenʃɪ ælÉ™tɪ n. latent power, strength that is not visible; hidden characteristics, concealed attributes …
19potentiality — n. Possibility …
20potentiality — noun (C, U) formal the possibility that something may develop in a particular way …