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Definition of "latency" []

  • The state or quality of being latent. (noun)
  • Psychology The latency period. (noun)
  • A latent period. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "latency" in a sentence
  • "For eukaryotes typically the term latency is used."
  • "[12], we will reserve the term latency (L) to an unobserved hypothetical time."
  • "Message latency is generally measured in days, but security is absolute."