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potential

/pə'tɛnʃəl/

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noun
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
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electric potential potential difference potential drop voltage

type of:
electrical phenomenon
adjective
existing in possibility
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"a potential problem"

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possible latent

Opposite:

actual
adjective
expected to become or be; in prospect
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"potential clients"

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likely prospective
noun
the inherent capacity for coming into being
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potency potentiality

type of:
possibleness possibility

Examples of potential

"a potential problem"
"potential clients"