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latent

/ˈleɪt(ə)nt/

/ˈleɪtnt/

latentadjective

more latent

Comp.

most latent

Super.

/ˈleɪt(ə)nt/

/ˈleɪtnt/

Translations

latentSe dit d’un état, d’un trait ou d’une maladie qui existe sans se manifester immédiatement; emploi médical et général.

The disease remained latent for years before symptoms began to appear.

La maladie est restée latente pendant des années avant que les symptômes ne commencent à apparaître.

Additional translations

cachéSens général, quand l’idée de dissimulation est plus naturelle que « latent ».

Definitions

Existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed.

The disease remained latent for years before symptoms began to appear.

Medicine: (of a disease or condition) present in the body without producing recognizable symptoms.

The patient was diagnosed with latent tuberculosis after a routine screening.

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latentnoun

latents

/ˈleɪ.tənt/

Used chiefly in statistics/psychometrics to denote a latent variable.

Definitions

An unobserved or hidden variable or factor inferred from data, especially in statistics or psychology.

The model estimates the latents influencing the observed outcomes.