noun
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latent or inherent capacity or ability for growth, fulfilment, etc
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a person or thing that possesses such a capacity
Etymology
Origin of potentiality
From the Medieval Latin word potentiālitās, dating back to 1615–25. See potential, -ity
Example Sentences
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Potentiality in Aristotelian thought, the level to which a being’s purpose might reach.
From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022
Potentiality: 5,000 votes for Roosevelt; 2,500 votes for Landon.
From Time Magazine Archive
Potentiality: 100 votes for Landon, 1,000 votes for Roosevelt.
From Time Magazine Archive
Potentiality: 10,000 votes for Roosevelt, 5,000 votes for Landon.
From Time Magazine Archive
In fine, Potentiality combines with Hindrance to constitute active Power.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 55, May, 1862 by Various
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