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potentialism

potentialism noun: a worldview based on things that might be possible rather than the actual facts.

Noun

potentialism (uncountable)

  1. A worldview based on things that might be possible rather than the actual facts.

Origin of potentialism

From potential + -ism.

Questions about potentialism

What does potentialism mean?
Potentialism means a worldview based on things that might be possible rather than the actual facts.
What part of speech is potentialism?
Potentialism is a noun.

Words near potentialism in the dictionary

  1. potential verbs
  2. potential vorticities
  3. potential vorticity
  4. potential well
  5. potential wells
  6. potentialism
  7. potentialist
  8. potentialistic
  9. potentialists
  10. potentialities
  11. potentiality

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