potential vs chance

chance vs potential

potential and chance both are nouns.

potential and chance both are adjectives.

potential is not a verb while chance is a verb.

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

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

potential: the inherent capacity for coming into being
chance: the possibility of future success

Other hyponyms of potential include latency, prospect.

potential (noun)	chance (noun)
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts	a risk involving danger
the inherent capacity for coming into being	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
	an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
	a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
	the possibility of future success

potential (adjective)	chance (adjective)
existing in possibility	occurring or appearing or singled out by chance
expected to become or be; in prospect

potential (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 potential and chance

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