latency
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- noun
- /ˈleɪtənsi/
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latencia
- Latency of response was correlated to employability in a negative, statistically significant manner.
- latency period
- long latency
Examples
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The lack of apparent association between arsenic exposure and childhood cancer may be due to the long latency periods for cancer development.
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The degree to which the behavior is a problem can be described in terms of its duration, intensity, latency, or frequency.
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The time that has passed provides sufficient latency for the disease to develop.
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When the exposure is to a young person, the cancer may come then at any point in their life in the future, and many times the latency period for cancer is on the order of 10, 20, 30, 40, even 50 years later.
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Thus, the latency period for arsenic-associated cancers in adults appears to be 15-50 years.
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Children differ in both their latency to orient and in their duration of orienting to novelty (Ruff & Rothbart, 1996).
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The latency of the virus meant that symptoms did not appear for weeks.
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In many cases, the latency period for infections can lead to serious complications if left untreated.
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Understanding the latency phase in certain diseases is crucial for effective treatment.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A childhood stage from about age five to puberty when sexual feelings are turned toward school and friends
- Specialized
A stage in child development from about five until puberty when children focus on learning and friends
- Specialized
A childhood period from age five to puberty when sexual feelings are quiet and energy goes into friendships and learning
- Specialized
The time it takes for data on a disk to reach the read head while the disk spins
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Morphology
Etymology
Latency comes from the Latin verb latere, meaning 'to lie hidden', and shares the root with latent, which means 'hidden' or not active. So latency describes the state or time when something exists but is not yet visible or working.