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possibility |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Possibility \Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl {Possibilities}. [F. possibilit['e], L. possibilitas.] 1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being or existing. ``All possibility of error.'' --Hooker. ``Latent possibilities of excellence.'' --Johnson. 2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate. --South. Burrill From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: possibility n 1: a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" 2: capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired" [syn: {possibleness}] [ant: {impossibility}] 3: a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices" [syn: {hypothesis}, {theory}] 4: a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" [syn: {possible action}, {opening}]
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