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Meaning of potential

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  potential
      adj 1: existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible
             uses of nuclear power" [syn: {potential}, {possible}]
             [ant: {actual}, {existent}]
      2: expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"
         [syn: {likely}, {potential}]
      n 1: the inherent capacity for coming into being [syn:
           {potential}, {potentiality}, {potency}]
      2: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a
         circuit expressed in volts [syn: {electric potential},
         {potential}, {potential difference}, {potential drop},
         {voltage}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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