"possibility" | Definition and Related Words

possibility

Noun

is a type of: expectation, outlook, prospect - belief about (or mental picture of) the future
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
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
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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