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Not visible or apparent; hidden; springs of action.

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Inactive 84% connected

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Inactive 84% connected

Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself, inactive.

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Possible 84% connected

Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -…

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Possible 84% connected

Capable of existing or occurring, or of being conceived or thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not contrary to the nature of things; -…

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Potential 84% connected

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.

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Potential 84% connected

Being potent; endowed with energy adequate to a result; efficacious; influential.

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Latency 74% connected

The state or quality of being latent.

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Latency 74% connected

The state or quality of being latent.

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