possibility

noun

1. 1

   a possible alternative

   bankruptcy is always a possibility

2. 2

   a tentative insight into 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

3. 3

   a future prospect or potential

   this room has great possibilities

4. 4

   capability of existing or happening or being true

   there is a possibility that his sense of smell has been impaired