Adjective potential has 2 senses
- potential, possible - existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"
Antonyms: actual, existent, actualized, actualised, very, effective
- expected, likely, potential - expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"; "expected income"
Antonym: retrospective (indirect, via prospective)
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Noun potential has 2 senses
- potential, potentiality, potency - the inherent capacity for coming into being
--1 is a kind of possibility, possibleness
--1 has particulars: latency; prospect
- electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage - the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
--2 is a kind of electrical phenomenon
--2 has particulars: evoked potential; resting potential
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