Definition of Potentials. Meaning of Potentials. Synonyms of Potentials

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Definition of Potentials

Potential
Potential Po*ten"tial, n. 1. Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially. --Bacon. 2. (Math.) In the theory of gravitation, or of other forces acting in space, a function of the rectangular coordinates which determine the position of a point, such that its differential coefficients with respect to the co["o]rdinates are equal to the components of the force at the point considered; -- also called potential function, or force function. It is called also Newtonian potential when the force is directed to a fixed center and is inversely as the square of the distance from the center. 3. (Elec.) The energy of an electrical charge measured by its power to do work; hence, the degree of electrification as referred to some standard, as that of the earth; electro-motive force.
Potential
Potential Po*ten"tial, a. [Cf. F. potentiel. See Potency.] 1. Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential. [Obs.] ``And hath in his effect a voice potential.' --Shak. 2. Existing in possibility, not in actuality. ``A potential hero.' --Carlyle. Potential existence means merely that the thing may be at ome time; actual existence, that it now is. --Sir W. Hamilton. Potential cautery. See under Cautery. Potential energy. (Mech.) See the Note under Energy. Potential mood, or mode (Gram.), that form of the verb which is used to express possibility, liberty, power, will, obligation, or necessity, by the use of may, can, must, might, could, would, or should; as, I may go; he can write.

Meaning of Potentials from wikipedia

- Look up potential or potentially in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Potential generally refers to a currently unrealized ability, in a wide variety of...
- include diverse potentials such as receptor potentials, electrotonic potentials, subthreshold membrane potential oscillations, slow-wave potential, pacemaker...
- system structures. Thus evoked compound motor action potentials (CMAP) or sensory nerve action potentials (SNAP) as used in nerve conduction studies (NCS)...
- insulin. Action potentials in neurons are also known as "nerve impulses" or "spikes", and the temporal sequence of action potentials generated by a neuron...
- ****ociated potentials, including the Coulomb potential, the van der Waals potential, the Lennard-Jones potential and the Yukawa potential. In electrochemistry...
- called many-body potentials. In some interatomic potentials the many-body interactions are embedded into the terms of a pair potential (see discussion...
- action potentials. However, all action potentials are begun by electrotonic potentials depolarizing the membrane above the threshold potential which converts...
- In electrodynamics, the ****ed potentials are the electromagnetic potentials for the electromagnetic field generated by time-varying electric current...
- electrode potential. Also, the electrochemical potentials of the electrons within the two metals will be the same. However, their Galvani potentials will be...
- zero, these are said to be short-range potentials. Other potentials, like the Coulomb or gravitational potential, are long range: they go slowly to zero...