That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or personal estate
If you say there is a possibility that something is the case or that something will happen, you mean that it might be the case or it might happen. We were not in the least worried about the possibility that sweets could rot the teeth Tax on food has become a very real possibility
a possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility" a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities" capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
An item in a list of "possibilities", usually a set of extractor errors A possibility consists of a message, and a set of parts that belong to the same def Each possibility can be visited independently; the system keeps track of which ones have been seen [might be good to invent better nomenclature -- rgr, 18-Jan-03 ]
capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired
The quality or state of being possible; the power of happening, being, or existing
A possibility is a derived attribute of a task that consists of a series of resources that are all required to complete a task A task may have multiple possibilities When the de-confliction engine is run, the task may receive a resource assignment The resource assignment will be one of the task's possibilities See also, Possibility Definition
a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
There are two kinds of possibilities The game term and the story term The game term refers to the points that your character will get during the adventure They can be used to enhance die rolls and purchase skills, adds, and raise attributes See the rules for more detail In story terms, possibility is an energy It is a type of energy created by stories and glorious deeds Earth was unaware of this abundant energy until the High Lords arrived to take it away Possibility energy can be used to create very powerful effects, such as forcing your reality over another
capability of existing or happening or being true; "there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired"
A possibility is one of several different things that could be done. The government now owns a lot of our land -- one possibility would be to compensate us with other property There were several possibilities open to each manufacturer. = option