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Legal Definition of Possibility (165 words) |
 | Possibilities are near as when an estate is limited to one after the death of another; or remote, as that one man shall be married to a woman, and then that she shall die, and he be married to another. |
 | This may, of course, be sold, assigned, transmitted or devised; such a possibility occurs in executory devises, and in contingent, springing or executory uses. |
 | A bare possibility, or hope of succession; this is the case of an heir apparent, during the life of his ancestor. |
| Shirky: The Possibility of Spectrum As A Public Good (2836 words) |
 | This change is possible because of advances in the engineering of wireless systems. |
 | One possible use of such smart devices is to allow the sender to broadcast not with as much power as possible, but with as little. |
 | Though it's possible to do a remarkable amount to extend the range of a Wifi signal through amplification and antenna design, the basic physics of higher frequencies means that Wifi isn't appropriate for uses meant to cover distances of miles rather than yards. |