Referring to potentiality, this is what a thing is capable of doing or being acted upon if the conditions are right and it is not prevented by something else.
ɹᵻfˈɜːɹɪŋ tə pətˈɛnʃɪˈælᵻɾi, ðɪs ɪz wʌt ɐ θˈɪŋ ɪz kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv dˌuːɪŋ ɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ˈæktᵻd əpˌɑːn ɪf ðə kəndˈɪʃənz ɑːɹ ɹˈaɪt ænd ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd baɪ sˈʌmθɪŋ ˈɛls.