A currently unrealized ability (with the most common adposition being to).

(physics) The gravitational potential: the radial (irrotational, static) component of a gravitational field, also known as the Newtonian potential or the gravitoelectric field.

(physics) The work (energy) required to move a reference particle from a reference location to a specified location in the presence of a force field, for example to bring a unit positive electric charge from an infinite distance to a specified point against an electric field.

(grammar) A verbal construction or form stating something is possible or probable.

Existing in possibility, not in actuality.

(archaic) Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result

(physics) A potential field is an irrotational (static) field.

(physics) A potential flow is an irrotational flow.

(grammar) Referring to a verbal construction of form stating something is possible or probable.