potential (EN)
substantiv, adjektiv

substantiv “potential”

sg. potential, pl. potentials or uncountable
  1. potensial
    The young inventor's potential for creating innovative gadgets was recognized by everyone in the science club.
  2. potensial
    To calculate the gravitational potential at a point above the Earth's surface, we must consider the work needed to move a mass from infinity to that point.

adjektiv “potential”

potential
  1. potensiell
    The area has several potential sites for the new school.
  2. skalarfelt (i fysikk, brukes for å beskrive et felt uten rotasjon)
    In our study, we discovered that the magnetic field around the stationary magnet was potential, showing no signs of rotation.