Associations to the word «Latent»

Wiktionary

LATENT, adjective. Existing or present but concealed or inactive.
LATENT HEAT, noun. (physics) the heat that is released or absorbed accompanying a change of state or of phase
LATENT VARIABLE, noun. (statistics) A variable that is not directly measured but is inferred by means of a mathematical model from one or more directly observed variables.
LATENT VARIABLES, noun. Plural of latent variable

Dictionary definition

LATENT, adjective. Potentially existing but not presently evident or realized; "a latent fingerprint"; "latent talent".
LATENT, adjective. (pathology) not presently active; "latent infection"; "latent diabetes".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats