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potential vs resting potential

resting potential vs potential

potential and resting potential both are nouns.

potential is an adjective but resting potential is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
potential Yes Yes No No
resting potential Yes No No No
As nouns, resting potential is a hyponym of potential; that is, resting potential is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than potential:
  • potential: the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts
  • resting potential: the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
Other hyponyms of potential include evoked potential, rated voltage, bioelectric potential.
potential (noun) resting potential (noun)
the difference in electrical charge between two points in a circuit expressed in volts the potential difference between the two sides of the membrane of a nerve cell when the cell is not conducting an impulse
the inherent capacity for coming into being
potential (adjective) resting potential (adjective)
existing in possibility
expected to become or be; in prospect
Difference between potential and resting potential

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