potentiality

English

Etymology

potential +‎ -ity

Noun

potentiality (countable and uncountable, plural potentialities)

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

Further reading

  • potentiality in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • potentiality in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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