Define?

po ten tial

-adjective

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 : the potential subjunctive in Latin;

the potential use of can in 'I can go'.

4. Archaic. potent.

-noun

5. possibility; potentiality : an investment that has little growth potential.

6. a latent excellence or ability that may or may not be developed.

7. Grammar.

a. a potential aspect, mood, construction, case, etc.

b. a form in the potential

8. Electricity. electric potential (def. 1).

9. Mathamatics, Physics. a type of function from which the

intensity of a field may be derived, usually by differentiation.

10. someone or something that is considered a worthwhile possibility.