potentiality

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Etymology

potential +‎ -ity

Noun

potentiality (countable and uncountable, plural potentialities)

The quality of being, or having potential.
An inherent capacity for growth or development.
An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
(philosophy) Indeterminism.
(physics) Quantum indeterminacy.

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Further reading

“potentiality”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“potentiality”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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