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potential, potentiality, potency

n. the inherent capacity for coming into being

electric potential, potential, potential difference, potential drop, voltage

n. the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts

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potential, possible

adj. existing in possibility; "a potential problem"; "possible uses of nuclear power"

likely, potential

adj. expected to become or be; in prospect; "potential clients"

aptitude

n. inherent ability

capacity, mental ability

n. the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior

faculty, mental faculty, module

n. one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

flair, genius

n. a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"

genius, wizardry

n. exceptional creative ability

brilliance, genius

n. unusual mental ability

bent, knack, hang

n. a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"

endowment, gift, talent, natural endowment

n. natural abilities or qualities

ability, power

n. possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"

likelihood, likeliness

n. the probability of a specified outcome

promise, hope

n. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"

contingent

adj. possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

likely

adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"

future

adj. a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"

actual, existent

adj. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible; "the predicted temperature and the actual temperature were markedly different"; "actual and imagined conditions"

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