1. a potential problem. 2. Having possibility, capability, or power. 3. 4. The inherent ability or capacity for growth, development, or coming into being. 5. Something possessing the capacity for growth or development. 6. A potential verb form. 7. The work required to bring a unit electric charge, magnetic pole, or mass from an infinitely distant position to a designated point in a static electric, magnetic, or gravitational field, respectively. 8. The potential energy of a unit charge at any point in an electric circuit measured with respect to a specified reference point in the circuit or to ground; voltage.
