as in possibility
something that can develop or become actual
would like to see a colony on the moon as an actuality and not merely a potentiality
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Practically, then, the translator reads with an eye to understanding the affordances offered by a text—to re-creating its potentialities, rather than merely offering a lexical equivalent.
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Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, parsing-of-totality depends on advancing sensing techniques to harness atoms’ deeper patterns and potentiality.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The younger generations tend to be the most concerned about the potentiality of AI stepping on their toes.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
But that year’s election centered mostly on style, policy, and potentiality.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
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Max Norman, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, parsing-of-totality depends on advancing sensing techniques to harness atoms’ deeper patterns and potentiality.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The younger generations tend to be the most concerned about the potentiality of AI stepping on their toes.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2024
But that year’s election centered mostly on style, policy, and potentiality.
—Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2024
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“Potentiality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/potentiality. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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