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English to English noun
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a future prospect or potential |  | Example: this room has great possibilities
source: wordnet30
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capability of existing or happening or being true | | Example: there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
source: wordnet30
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a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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a possible alternative | | Example: bankruptcy is always a possibility
source: wordnet30
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The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing. | | source: webster1913
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