possibility vs chance

chance vs possibility

possibility and chance both are nouns.

possibility is not an adjective while chance is an adjective.

possibility is not a verb while chance is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
possibility	Yes	No	No	No
chance	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, chance is a hyponym of possibility; that is, chance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than possibility:

possibility: capability of existing or happening or being true
chance: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Other hyponyms of possibility include conceivability, conceivableness, achievability, attainability, attainableness, potency, potential, potentiality, opportunity.

possibility (noun)	chance (noun)
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 risk involving danger
a possible alternative	a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
a future prospect or potential	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
capability of existing or happening or being true	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
	the possibility of future success

possibility (adjective)	chance (adjective)
	occurring or appearing or singled out by chance

possibility (verb)	chance (verb)
	come upon, as if by accident; meet with
	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
	be the case by chance

Difference between possibility and chance

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