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Definitions:
Noun
potential energy
P.E.
Definition: the mechanical energy that a body has by virtue of its position; stored energy
Definition: The energy possessed by an object because of its position (in a gravitational or electric field), or its condition (as a stretched or compressed spring, as a chemical reactant, or by having rest mass).