potential: Meaning and Definition of

po•ten•tial

1. possible, as opposed to actual: the potential uses of nuclear energy.
2. capable of being or becoming: a potential danger to safety.
3. expressing possibility:can in I can go. the potential subjunctive in Latin; the potential use of
4. potent.

1. possibility; potentiality: an investment that has little growth potential.
2. a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed.
1. a potential aspect, mood, construction, case, etc.
2. a form in the potential.
4. See(def. 1).
5. a type of function from which the intensity of a field may be derived, usually by differentiation.
6. someone or something that is considered a worthwhile possibility: The list of job applications has been narrowed to half a dozen potentials.