possibility

Words with a similar base: possibility

'possibility'

[possibility.n.01] as in: a future prospect or potential

Examples:
this room has great possibilities

'possibility'

[possibility.n.02] as in: capability of existing or happening or being true

Examples:
there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired

'possibility'

[hypothesis.n.02] as in: a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

Examples:
a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory
he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices

'possibility'

[possibility.n.04] as in: a possible alternative

Examples:
bankruptcy is always a possibility

Origins

					possibility (English)
└── possibilitee (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── possibilite (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
        └── possibilitas (Latin)

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