absence vs potentiality

absence

noun
  • Failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. 

  • A state of being away or withdrawn from a place or from companionship 

  • The period of someone being away. 

  • Temporary loss or disruption of consciousness, with sudden onset and recovery, and common in epilepsy. 

  • Lack; deficiency; nonexistence. 

  • Lack of contact between blades. 

  • Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind). 

potentiality

noun
  • A possibility or capacity to be something, as opposed to an actuality describing what something actually is at present. 

  • An inherent capacity for growth or development. 

  • Quantum potential. 

  • The quality of being, or having potential. 

  • An aptitude amenable to development; capability. 

How often have the words absence and potentiality occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )