Definition of Potential
Potential
po·ten·tial


Definition/Meaning
(noun)
showing or having the ability or capacity to do something or to develop into something in the future;

e.g. He has great potential to become a brilliant commedian.

(noun)
latent abilities or qualities that may develop lead to future usefulness or success;

e.g. She is a young music artist with tons of great potential!

(noun)
the quantity that determines the energy of charge in an electric field;

e.g. There is a change in the potential energy.





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Quotes
  • "Life is like a ten-speed bicycle. Most of us have ten gears we never use." -- Charles M Schulz

  • "The potential of the average person is like a huge ocean unsailed, a new continent unexplored, a world of possibilities waiting to be released and channeled toward some great good." -- Brian Tracy



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