potentiality

Noun

 * 1)  The quality of being, or having potential.
 * 2)  An instance of potential: any given possibility.
 * 3) An inherent capacity for growth or development.
 * 4) An aptitude amenable to development; capability.
 * 5)  A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present.
 * 6)  Quantum potential.