Potentiality is a term that refers to the capacity of something to become or develop into something else. It can be thought of as the POTENTIAL for something to happen or exist. The crossword solutions for this term are POTENTIAL (9 letters), POSSIBILITY (11 letters), ABILITY (7 letters), LATENCY (7 letters), and EFFICACY (8 letters). Potentiality is closely related to these terms, as they all refer to the capacity of something to become or develop into something else. Potentiality is the broadest of these terms, as it encompasses the other four. POSSIBILITY refers to the likelihood of something happening, while ABILITY refers to the capability of something to be done. LATENCY refers to the state of being dormant or inactive, while EFFICACY refers to the effectiveness of something.