possibility

1. A future prospect or potential (synset 105960047)
   "this room has great possibilities"
   is a type of: expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future
2. Capability of existing or happening or being true (synset 114505513)
   "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
   tells us about:

   • possible - capable of happening or existing
   • impossible - not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
   is a type of: being, beingness, existence, face of the earth - the state or fact of existing
   subtypes:

   • conceivability, conceivableness - the state of being conceivable
   • achievability, attainability, attainableness - the state of being achievable
   • potency, potential, potentiality - the inherent capacity for coming into being
   • chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
   same as: possibleness
3. A tentative insight into the natural world;
   A concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena (synset 105897536)
   "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"
   is a type of: concept, conception, construct - an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
   subtypes:

   • hypothetical - a hypothetical possibility, circumstance, statement, proposal, situation, etc.
   • gemmule - the physically discrete element that Darwin proposed as responsible for heredity
   • framework, model, theoretical account - a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
   • conjecture, speculation - a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
   • assumption, supposal, supposition - a hypothesis that is taken for granted
   • historicism - a theory that social and cultural events are determined by history
   is a part of: theory - a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
   same as: hypothesis, theory
4. A possible alternative (synset 105800018)
   "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
   is a type of: alternative, choice, option - one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen
   subtypes: possible - something that can be done
   same as: opening, possible action

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