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potentials

potentials is the plural of potential.

Meaning of potential

Noun

potential (countable and uncountable, plural potentials)

  1. A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
    • Even from a young age it was clear that she had the potential to become a great musician.
  2. The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.
  3. The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.
  4. A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.

See all 9 meanings of potential

Phrases with potentials

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Questions about potentials

What is potentials the plural of?
Potentials is the plural of potential.

Words near potentials in the dictionary

  1. potentializing
  2. potentially
  3. potentially hazardous object
  4. potentially hazardous objects
  5. potentialness
  6. potentials
  7. potentiaries
  8. potentiary
  9. potentiate
  10. potentiated
  11. potentiates

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