0 a chance that something may happen or be true: --
"Have you decided what to do?" "No, I'm still considering the various possibilities."
Is there any possibility (that) you could pick me up from the station?
[ + (that) ] There's a distinct possibility (that) I'll be asked to give a speech.
The forecast said that there's a possibility of snow tonight.
It's not likely to happen but I wouldn't rule out the possibility.
1 something that can be done or achieved, or that can exist: --
Later in a music play episode some children would start to explore the possibilities of crossing the midline.
There are probably different possibilities, each of which in turn results in different patterns.
Obviously, they drew on their actual technical possibilities to produce the compositions.
Experienced engineers have rapidly become engrossed with the possibilities of the approach and intrigued by some of the results when given access to hands-on experimentation.
The short answer to this question is no, but the emphasis and possibilities of some modelling work may be changed.
Linguistic control systems enable human beings to transcend individual experience and allow the contemplation of possibilities that never have been, and never could be, experienced.
Embracing the idea that representations may be graded opens up many interesting conceptual possibilities.
As theories of concepts based on the possibilities of action are developed, new sets of explanations become possible.
