Definition of the word 'potential' cited in the Oxford Dictionary. "Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future" Or alternatively

Definition of the word 'potential' cited in the Oxford Dictionary. "Having or showing the capacity to develop into something in the future" Or alternatively "Having possibility, capability, or power." Or in Merrium-Webster: "expressing possibility ; specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a verb phrase expressing possibility, liberty, or power by the use of an auxiliary with the infinitive of the verb (as in “it may rain”)" I can see no difficulty in the authors expression of the idea of possibility.