in posse
In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actualityIn possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)
US/ɪnˈpɑsi/
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)In possibility, having a potential to exist, in potential but not in actuality, (contradistinguished by in esse)
Origin
Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”).Borrowed from Latin in posse, from in (“in”) + posse (“to be able; can”).
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