Potential (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
  2. capable of being or becoming: a potential danger to safety.
  3. expressing possibility: the potential subjunctive in Latin; the potential use of can in I can go.
  4. potent1.
noun
  1. possibility; potentiality: an investment that has little growth potential.
  2. a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed.
  3. Grammar.
    • a potential aspect, mood, construction, case, etc.
    • a form in the potential.
  4. electric potential (def. 1).
  5. a type of function from which the intensity of a field may be derived, usually by differentiation.
  6. someone or something that is considered a worthwhile possibility: The list of job applications has been narrowed to half a dozen potentials.
adjective
    • possible but not yet actual
    • capable of being or becoming but not yet in existence; latent
  2. (of a verb or form of a verb) expressing possibility, as English may and might
  3. an archaic word for potent 1
noun
  1. latent but unrealized ability or capacity
  2. a potential verb or verb form
  3. short for electric potential
Potential (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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