POSSIBILITY

• (noun) a possible alternative

  "bankruptcy is always a possibility"

  synonyms : opening , possible action

• (noun) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena

  "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"

  synonyms : hypothesis , theory

• (noun) a future prospect or potential

  "this room has great possibilities"

• (noun) capability of existing or happening or being true

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

  synonyms : possibleness

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