posibilidades

Posibilidades is a Spanish noun meaning the various things that could happen, or the opportunities available in a given situation. It is the plural form of posibilidad, with the same sense used for both potential outcomes and options.

Etymology: Posibilidad comes from Latin possibilitas, from possibilis, itself from potis (able) plus -bilis (capable). The term entered Spanish through Old Spanish and developed a plural form, posibilidades, to refer to multiple potentialities.

Usage: In everyday language, posibilidades describe the range of options or chances. For example, "hay muchas posibilidades" refers to many options, while "la posibilidad de lluvia" means the chance of rain. When referring to likelihood, Spanish distinguishes probabilidad (probability) from posibilidad.

Philosophy and logic: In modalities, posibilidad denotes possibility as a truth-valuation across possible worlds; it is used alongside necesidad (necessity) and imposibilidad (impossibility) in modal frameworks. In language teaching, "posibilidad" can express hypothetical scenarios.

Translations: In English, the word is "possibilities." The term appears in literature, science, and everyday speech to discuss potential outcomes, opportunities, or future developments. The plural form signals multiple directions a situation might take.