Engelsk navneord: possibility | |||
1. | possibility (om erkendelse) a future prospect or potential | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | This room has great possibilities. | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | expectation, outlook, prospect | ||
2. | possibility (om tilstand) capability of existing or happening or being true | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | There is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | possibleness | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | being, beingness, existence | ||
Mere specifikke termer | achievability, attainability, attainableness, chance, conceivability, conceivableness, opportunity, potency, potential, potentiality | ||
Kendetegner | impossible, possible | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | impossibility, impossibleness | ||
3. | possibility (om erkendelse) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | hypothesis, theory | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | concept, conception, construct | ||
Mere specifikke termer | assumption, conjecture, framework, gemmule, historicism, hypothetical, model, speculation, supposal, supposition, theoretical account | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | theory | ||
4. | possibility (om erkendelse) a possible alternative | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Bankruptcy is always a possibility. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | opening, possible action | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | alternative, choice, option | ||
Mere specifikke termer | possible | ||