potential
adj//po(ʊ)ˈtɛnʃəl//potentiell, potential
Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).
(physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.