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Hebrew
Etymology
Likely via German Potenzial, ultimately from Late Latin potentialis, from Latin potentia (“power”), from potens (“powerful”). Compare also Russian потенциал (potencial).
Noun
פּוֹטֶנְצִיָּאל • (potentsyál) m
- Potential: a capacity or possibility of causing something.
References
- “פוטנציאל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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