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Look up possibility, possible, or possibly in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wikiquote has quotations related to Possibility. Possibility is the condition
Possibility
Logical proposition that cannot be disproved
logical possibility is a logical proposition that cannot be disproved, using the axioms and rules of a given system of logic. The logical possibility of a
Logical_possibility
Song for The Twilight Saga: New Moon
"Possibility" is a song recorded by Swedish recording artist Lykke Li for the soundtrack to the 2009 film The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Li had been asked
Possibility_(song)
Visualization of all possible options of output for a two-good economy
microeconomics, a production–possibility frontier (PPF), production-possibility curve (PPC), or production-possibility boundary (PPB) is a graphical
Production–possibility frontier
Production–possibility_frontier
Criminal punishment
(or until pardoned or commuted to a fixed term), with or without the possibility of release. Crimes that are punishable by life imprisonment are considered
Life_imprisonment
Mathematical theory for handling uncertainty
Possibility theory is a mathematical theory for dealing with certain types of uncertainty and is an alternative to probability theory. It uses measures
Possibility_theory
2005 studio album by Herbie Hancock
Possibilities is the thirty-ninth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released on August 30, 2005, by Hear Music and Vector Recordings
Possibilities
Concept in philosophy and modal logic
In philosophy and modal logic, epistemic possibility relates a statement under consideration to the current state of our knowledge about the actual world:
Epistemic_possibility
2018 murder in Deerfield Beach, Florida, U.S.
imprisonment without the possibility of parole; Boatwright received two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, plus another consecutive
Murder_of_XXXTentacion
2006 dystopian action thriller film directed by Alfonso Cuarón
The "almost mythical" Human Project is turned into a "metaphor for the possibility of the evolution of the human spirit, the evolution of human understanding"
Children_of_Men
1965 short story by Shirley Jackson
"The Possibility of Evil" is a 1965 short story by Shirley Jackson. Published on December 18, 1965, in the Saturday Evening Post, a few months after her
The_Possibility_of_Evil
Proof all ranked voting rules have spoilers
self-contradictory, called Condorcet cycles, and as a result uniquely minimize the possibility of a spoiler effect among ranked rules. (Indeed, many different social
Arrow's_impossibility_theorem
Video game studio
Possibility Space was a video game development studio founded in 2021 by Jeff Strain and a team of game and media industry veterans. Its primary offices
Possibility_Space
2004 young adult novel by David Levithan
The Realm of Possibility is a 2004 young adult novel by David Levithan. Presented as a "collection of interrelated monologues written in free verse,"
The_Realm_of_Possibility
1968 studio album by John Fahey
The New Possibility: John Fahey's Guitar Soli Christmas Album is a 1968 album by American folk musician John Fahey. It is a collection of solo-guitar
The_New_Possibility
2005 studio album by Valencia
This Could Be a Possibility is the debut studio album by American pop punk band Valencia. This Could Be a Possibility was recorded at Skylight Studios
This_Could_Be_a_Possibility
2005 novel by Michel Houellebecq
The Possibility of an Island (French: La Possibilité d'une île) is a 2005 novel by French novelist Michel Houellebecq, set within a cloning cult that
The_Possibility_of_an_Island
Australian murderer (born 1955)
the country's history to be sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. She was convicted for the murder of her partner, John Charles
Katherine_Knight
2008 murder of an American man in Mesa, Arizona
first-degree murder on May 8, 2013, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on April 13, 2015. Alexander sustained 27 stab wounds, a slit
Murder_of_Travis_Alexander
Playground in Port Washington, Wisconsin, United States
Possibility Playground is a playground in Port Washington, Ozaukee County, Wisconsin built to accommodate children with special needs and used by children
Possibility_Playground
American murderer of her own children (born 1971)
committed the crimes. Smith was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 30 years. Smith was first eligible for parole on November
Susan_Smith
American murderer (born 1955)
attempted carjacking. In 1984, she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after twenty-five years. She escaped in 1987 and was recaptured
Diane_Downs
Mass stabbing in Moscow, Idaho, U.S.
was sentenced to four consecutive life sentences in prison without the possibility of parole, plus ten years for burglary. During the fall 2022 semester
2022 University of Idaho murders
2022_University_of_Idaho_murders
Welfare economics concept
utility–possibility frontier (or utility possibilities curve), is a widely used concept analogous to the better-known production–possibility frontier
Utility–possibility_frontier
Type of formal fallacy
An appeal to probability (or appeal to possibility, also known as possibiliter ergo probabiliter, "possibly, therefore probably") is the logical fallacy
Appeal_to_probability
2008 video game
However, downloadable content, including additional levels, would remain a possibility after the game's release. A demo version was released on the Xbox Live
Sonic_Unleashed
Abuse case in California
imprisonment. In April, they were sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after 25 years. David Allen Turpin (born October 17, 1961)
Turpin_case
American murderers and brothers
brothers were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Beginning in 1998, Lyle and Erik began numerous successive
Lyle_and_Erik_Menendez
2005 studio album by Amber Pacific
The Possibility and the Promise is the first full-length album released by the emo band Amber Pacific. The title was taken from a quote in Charles Bukowski's
The Possibility and the Promise
The_Possibility_and_the_Promise
possibility (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. Subjunctive possibilities are the sorts of possibilities considered
Subjunctive_possibility
Mass child abduction in California, US
kidnappers were caught, convicted, and sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. An appellate court overturned the finding of bodily harm,
1976_Chowchilla_kidnapping
2013 murder in North Attleborough, Massachusetts
charges, which required a mandatory sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole. On May 12, 2016, Wallace was acquitted of first-degree murder
Murder_of_Odin_Lloyd
2010 American film
movies through Possibility Pictures, the first being Letters to God. The film had a production budget of approximately $3 million. Possibility Pictures is
Letters_to_God
Hypothetical object usable as a time machine
by Frank Tipler in 1974. In the article "Rotating Cylinders and the Possibility of Global Causality Violation", Tipler showed that in a spacetime containing
Tipler_cylinder
German philosopher (1724–1804)
centered on the human subject and motivated by the desire to secure the possibility of both knowledge and morality against the threats of skepticism and
Immanuel_Kant
2018 mass murder in Colorado
from consideration. He was sentenced to five life terms without the possibility of parole, three of them to be served consecutively. Christopher Lee
Watts_family_murders
Canadian serial killer (1949–2024)
counts of second-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years—the longest possible sentence for second-degree
Robert_Pickton
2011 studio album by Sarah Fimm
Near Infinite Possibility is the fifth studio album released by American singer-songwriter Sarah Fimm. Trey Spencer of Sputnikmusic gave the album four
Near_Infinite_Possibility
2002 murder in Modesto, California, US
2020, and in 2021 he was re‑sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Laci Peterson was born Laci Denise Rocha on May 4, 1975. She
Murder_of_Laci_Peterson
American domestic terrorist (born 1955)
enforcement personnel. He was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole after the jury deadlocked on the death penalty. He was also
Terry_Nichols
Study of past and present water on Mars
addition, the large number of valley networks strongly supports the possibility of a hydrological cycle on the planet in the past. The existence of a
Water_on_Mars
2002 child-abduction case in the US
capable in 2010; Mitchell was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 2011. Brian David Mitchell was born on October 18, 1953
Kidnapping_of_Elizabeth_Smart
2011 Japanese anime television series
anime as a means of keeping it entertaining, which also gave him the possibility of changing it into a more in-depth media, gradually introducing finance
C_(TV_series)
Mass shooting in Colorado, U.S.
life terms plus an additional consecutive 2,211 years, all without the possibility of parole. On January 16, 2024, Aldrich was additionally charged with
2022 Colorado Springs nightclub shooting
2022_Colorado_Springs_nightclub_shooting
Concept in Kantian philosophy
In philosophy, condition of possibility (German: Bedingungen der Möglichkeit) is a concept made popular by the German philosopher Immanuel Kant, and is
Condition_of_possibility
Familicide in Oklahoma, US (2015)
to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Michael Bever was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 225 years. Robert
Broken_Arrow_murders
1984 studio album by Akina Nakamori
Possibility is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori. It was released on 10 October 1984 under the Warner Pioneer label. The album
Possibility_(album)
Possibility of something bad happening
Risk is the possibility of something bad happening, comprising a level of uncertainty about the effects and implications of an activity, particularly
Risk
Media epithet for American serial killers
the murders, for which he was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole, two consecutive terms for the Washington murders and five
Hillside_Strangler
American rock band
The Possibilities were a rock band from Athens, Georgia formed in 1991. Their sound was described as "psychedelia-tinged alt country" and "country-skronk"
The_Possibilities
Set of all possible outcomes or results of a statistical trial or experiment
probability theory, the sample space (also called sample description space, possibility space, or outcome space) of an experiment or random trial is the set
Sample_space
American sniper (1974–2013)
former Marine, was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole. A film adaptation of Kyle's book, directed by Clint Eastwood
Chris_Kyle
English heavy metal band
he began losing interest in Black Sabbath and began to consider the possibility of working with other musicians. Recording of Technical Ecstasy was difficult;
Black_Sabbath
Cross-genre tabletop role-playing game adventure
The Possibility Chalice is the second of three adventures in the Relics of Power trilogy published by West End Games (WEG) in 1990 for the cross-genre
The_Possibility_Chalice
and Attal likewise ruled out the possibility of a coalition with LFI. Tondelier declined to rule out the possibility of participating in a coalition but
2024 French legislative election
2024_French_legislative_election
American domestic terrorist (1942–2023)
was sentenced to several consecutive life terms in prison without the possibility of parole. In 2021, he received a cancer diagnosis and stopped treatment
Ted_Kaczynski
South Korean serial killer (born 1963)
Memories of Murder (2003). Lee was sentenced to life imprisonment with the possibility of parole after twenty years for killing his sister-in-law in 1994, but
Lee_Choon-jae
1992 homicide in New South Wales, Australia
guilty to the crimes and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. On 19 August 1992, Simpson disembarked from her school bus
Murder_of_Ebony_Simpson
American murder defendant (born 1964)
the death penalty option. She was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after forty years. The verdict was overturned on appeal, in
Andrea_Yates
American cybercriminal founder of Silk Road
hacking. He was sentenced to two life sentences plus 40 years without the possibility of parole, to be served concurrently. Evidence that Ulbricht had commissioned
Ross_Ulbricht
American serial killer
He was sentenced in 2000 to three consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole and is serving his sentence at ADX Florence at his own request
Michael_Swango
Series of interconnected leagues
at different levels, allowing even the smallest club the theoretical possibility of ultimately rising to the very top of the system, the Premier League
English football league system
English_football_league_system
Architectures of Possibility: After Innovative Writing is a theoretical anti-textbook by Lance Olsen, written in collaboration with Trevor Dodge, published
Architectures_of_Possibility
2002–2004 kidnappings in Cleveland, Ohio, US
sentenced to life imprisonment plus 1,000 years in prison without the possibility of parole. One month into his life sentence, Castro died by suicide by
Ariel_Castro_kidnappings
Biblical monarch of ancient Israel
significant debate. While current scholarship generally allows for the possibility of a historical Solomon, the details of his reign over Israel and Judah
Solomon
American CIA analyst and Soviet spy (1941–2026)
States intelligence community. He served a life sentence, without the possibility of parole, in various federal prisons until his death in 2026 at the
Aldrich_Ames
Study of fundamental reality
features of reality, including existence, objects and their properties, possibility and necessity, space and time, change, causation, and the relation between
Metaphysics
Philosophy dealing with absurdity of existence
relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of the good is to hope. To relate oneself expectantly to the possibility of evil is to fear. By the decision
Existentialism
Ability to make choices voluntarily
only the common feature of not finding the possibility of physical determinism a threat to the possibility of free will. The problem of free will has
Free_will
known, and even if that person is convicted of some, there can be the possibility that they killed many more. Organization and ranking of serial killings
List of serial killers by number of victims
List_of_serial_killers_by_number_of_victims
2009 crime in Missouri, United States
and armed criminal action and was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 2024 for second-degree murder. She was sentenced to life
Murder_of_Elizabeth_Olten
1997 book by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy
founded, under the title The Ethical Slut: A Guide to Infinite Sexual Possibilities. Hardy used the pseudonym "Catherine A. Liszt" for the first edition
The_Ethical_Slut
American serial killer (born 1949)
death penalty and received a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. Gary Ridgway was born on February 18, 1949, in Salt Lake City
Gary_Ridgway
Unidentified plant used as a seasoning and medicine
Ferula. The extant plant Thapsia gummifera has been suggested as another possibility. Another conjecture is that it was simply a high-quality variety of asafoetida
Silphium
Registration was limited to organizations with access to ARPANET. The possibility of registration of UUCPNET, BITNET and CSNET hosts was announced in February
List of the oldest currently registered Internet domain names
List_of_the_oldest_currently_registered_Internet_domain_names
State prison in Marysville, Ohio, US
Horne, Anna. "Kristel Candelario Sentenced to Life in Prison Without the Possibility of Parole for Leaving Her 16-Month-Old Daughter Alone and Unattended
Ohio_Reformatory_for_Women
The CPF, or consumption–possibility frontier, is the budget constraint where participants in international trade can consume. Under autarky this constraint
Consumption–possibility frontier
Consumption–possibility_frontier
Proposed theory on the origins of COVID-19
World Health Organization (WHO) published a report which deemed the possibility "extremely unlikely", though the WHO's director-general said the report's
COVID-19_lab_leak_theory
second nonconsecutive term in 2024. Trump has repeatedly raised the possibility of remaining in office for more than two terms, despite the Twenty-second
Donald Trump third term proposal
Donald_Trump_third_term_proposal
American mobster
Joseph Massino. Basciano was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole in 2011. Basciano was allegedly inducted as a member of the
Vincent_Basciano
Australian serial killer (1944–2019)
After a thorough search of the forest, investigators ruled out the possibility of further discoveries. On 5 October 1993, a local man searching for
Ivan_Milat
American convicted murderer (born 1967)
New Hampshire. She is currently serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility for Women, a maximum
Pamela_Smart
Measure of a civilization's evolution
even raises the possibility of a supercivilization reshaping the entire galaxy. Then he evokes the theoretical and mathematical possibility of the existence
Kardashev_scale
Method of referencing visual computer data
document to open in a new window (or, perhaps, in a new tab). Another possibility is transclusion, for which the link target is a document fragment that
Hyperlink
Systematic coercive persuasion
Scientific and legal debate followed, as well as media attention, about the possibility of brainwashing being a factor when lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)
Brainwashing
American serial killer (1939–2014)
captured in 1983 and sentenced to 461 years' imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He died in 2014 of natural causes at age 75. Robert Hansen
Robert_Hansen
Vehicle-ramming attack in Ontario, Canada
notoriety. In June 2022, Minassian was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole for 25 years. On April 23, 2018, at 11:38 a.m., Minassian was
2018_Toronto_van_attack
Aspect of New York criminal law
possibility of parole after 25 years. However, if the victim was under the age of 14, the maximum sentence is life in prison without the possibility of
Murder_in_New_York_law
2010 killing in Markham, Ontario, Canada
guilty on multiple charges and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for 25 years, the same penalty as her co-conspirators. In May
Murder_of_Bich_Pan
1991 book by Geoffrey Hawthorn
Plausible Worlds: Possibility and Understanding in History and the Social Sciences is a 1991 book by Geoffrey Hawthorn, professor of sociology at the
Plausible_Worlds
Law relating to crime
a remote possibility as dolus eventualis; and, on the other, requiring foresight of a real (or reasonable) possibility. A further possibility is that the
South_African_criminal_law
2018 torture and killing of a ten-year-old American boy
perpetrators were found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Brandon Nichols, deputy director of the Los Angeles County
Murder_of_Anthony_Avalos
Thought experiment in quantum mechanics
of the box is a combination, or quantum superposition, of these two possibilities. Yet, when one looks in the box, one sees the cat either alive or dead
Schrödinger's_cat
Potentially hazardous near-Earth asteroid
Earth on Friday, April 13, 2029. Later observations eliminated that possibility of an impact with Earth, and it will pass Earth in 2029 at a distance
99942_Apophis
Economical paradox
In economics, the Lerner paradox is the theoretical possibility that imposing tariffs raises the world price of the import good, causing a deterioration
Lerner_paradox
Dangerous sexual practice in BDSM
gunplay, as well as the potential increased risk of infection when the possibility of bodily fluid exchange is present, such as with cutting, bloodplay
Edgeplay
Book about war, allegedly from the US government
War economy Lewin, Leonard C. (1967). Report from Iron Mountain on the possibility and desirability of peace. Dell Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-440-57366-1. Robert
The_Report_from_Iron_Mountain
Type of formal logic
is a kind of logic used to represent statements about necessity and possibility. In philosophy and related fields it is used as a tool for understanding
Modal_logic
Serbian performance artist (born 1946)
between the performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind. Active for over four decades, she has been described by
Marina_Abramović
Local application of criminal punishment in the United States of America
sentences" or "indeterminate life sentences". The latter indicates the possibility of an abridged sentence, usually through the process of parole. For example
Life imprisonment in the United States
Life_imprisonment_in_the_United_States
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY
Surname or Lastname
English (Kent)
English (Kent) : habitational name, probably from a lost place, Holmherst in Smarden, Kent; Holnest in Dorset is another possibility. Both are named from Old English holegn ‘holly’ + Old English hyrst ‘wooded hill’.English (Kent) : reduced form of Holderness.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Proper, Possibility
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from somewhere in northern England. Ancliffe Hall in Lancashire is a possibility, but Reaney and Wilson derive it from Arncliffe, Arnecliff, or Ingleby Arncliffe, in Yorkshire, all of which are named from Old English earn ‘eagle’ (genitive plural earna) + clif ‘cliff’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Sambhavan | ஸமபாவந
Respect, Honour, Possibility
Sambhavan | ஸமபாவந
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Possibility
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yetharth | யேதாரà¯à®¤Â
Proper, Possibility
Yetharth | யேதாரà¯à®¤Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Yatharth | யதாரà¯à®¤Â
Proper, Possibility
Yatharth | யதாரà¯à®¤Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Proper, Possibility
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. Reaney explains this as a nickname for a person who is difficult to shake off, from Middle English bur(r) ‘bur’ (a seedhead that sticks to clothing). Burre occurs as a surname or byname as early as 1185, but the vocabulary word is not recorded in OED until the 14th century. Another possibility is derivation from Old English būr ‘small dwelling or building’ (modern English bower), but there are phonological difficulties here too.German : perhaps a variant spelling of Bur, or a topographic name from Burr(e) ‘mound’, ‘hill’, or in the south a variant of Burrer.The American political leader Aaron Burr (1756–1836) was the son of a clergyman and academic, president of Princeton University. On his mother’s side he was descended from the Puritan preacher Jonathan Edwards; on his father’s from Jehu Burr, who emigrated from England with John Winthrop to MA in 1630.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sambhavna | ஸஂபாவநா
Esteem, Possibility, Possibility
Sambhavna | ஸஂபாவநா
Boy/Male
Hindu
Respect, Honour, Possibility
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin. It has been suggested that this may be an Anglicized form of French (Huguenot) Via. Another possibility is that it is a reduced form of Devere.William Vier was transported to VA in 1675.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Hartshorne in Derbyshire or Hartshorn in Northumberland, named from Old English heorot ‘hart’, ‘stag’ + horn ‘horn’, i.e. hill with some fancied resemblance to a hart’s horn. Reaney suggests a further possibility: that it could come from the Middle English plant name harteshorn ‘hartshorn’, denoting either of two plants with leaves branched like a stag’s antlers: Senebiera coronopus and Plantago coronopus.
Surname or Lastname
English (West Midlands)
English (West Midlands) : habitational name of uncertain origin: probably from a lost settlement called Buddeley in Tabley Superior, Cheshire. Another possibility is Budleigh in Devon (Bodelie in Domesday Book), named with Old English budda ‘beetle’ (or the same word used as a byname) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Possible; Born; Manifested; Possibility
Surname or Lastname
English, French, and German
English, French, and German : from an Old French personal name of uncertain etymology. It appears to be a byname meaning ‘steadfast’, ‘enduring’, from the present participle of Old French (de)morer ‘to remain or stay’, but this may be no more than the reworking under the influence of folk etymology of a Germanic personal name. The later may be from the elements mÅd ‘courage’ + hramn ‘raven’. Another possibility is derivation from Latin Maurus + suffix -andus (following the pattern of names formed from a verbal noun, such as Amandus).French : habitational name, a variant of Morand.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Esteem, Possibility, Possibility
Surname or Lastname
Irish
Irish : in part at least, probably a further Anglicization of the Irish surname Mountcashell, itself an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolchaisil (see Cashel 2), which was associated with Ballymulcashell in County Clare. Woulfe says that a registrar in Munster changed the name to Mountcashel c. 1840.English : in England, this name is common in Lincolnshire. While this may well be the result of migration from Ireland, the possibility of a habitational name from an unidentified place should not be ruled out.
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY
Girl/Female
Arabic
Multicoloured; Ingenious; Genial; Perfect
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
White Wave; Variant of Jenny which is a Diminutive of Jane and Jennifer
Girl/Female
Tamil
Thirst
Girl/Female
Hindu
Boy/Male
Tamil
Megh
Girl/Female
Native American
Bluebird eye.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Shield
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Shine with Brightness
Boy/Male
Muslim
Young
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
King of Waters
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY
POSSIBILITY
n.
That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate.
v. t.
To desire with expectation or with belief in the possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining it; to cherish hopes of.
pl.
of Possibility
n.
The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing.
adv.
Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably; certainly.
a.
Occurring without the possibility or the fact of an attendant consciousness; -- said of states of the soul.
n.
A proposition affirming the possibility of finding such conditions as will render a certain determinate problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions.
a.
Existing in possibility, not in actuality.
n.
A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting divine grace.
a.
Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing wrong.
n.
A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a chance for life; the chances are all against him.
n.
The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually exhibited.
n.
Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope.
n.
Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially.
n.
Possibility; uncertainty.
v.
An auxiliary verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing: (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by can.
n.
The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof; especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt; indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.
v. t.
To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the possibility of doubt or denial.
n.
Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of being or of doing.