Definition of "potentiality"

(chiefly uncountable) The quality of being, or having potential.  examples

(countable) An instance of potential: any given possibility.  examples

An inherent capacity for growth or development.  examples

An aptitude amenable to development; capability.  examples

(philosophy) A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.  examples

(physics) Quantum potential.  examples