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Potentially
Potentially (/pəˈtɛnʃəli/), from the Latin potentia meaning "power" or "force", is an adverb that describes something that has the capacity to develop into something in the future or may come into existence.
Related Terms
- Potential: The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being.
- Potential Energy: The energy possessed by a body by virtue of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, electric charge, and other factors.
- Potentiality: The state of being potential; capabilities or possibilities that are yet to be fully realized.
- Potent: Having great power, influence, or effect.
See Also
- Possibility: The state or fact of being likely or possible; likelihood.
- Probability: The extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case.
References
- Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. 2019.
- Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. 2014.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Potentially
- Wikipedia's article - Potentially
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