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latent

/ˈleɪt(ə)nt/

/ˈleɪtnt/

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latentadjective

more latent

Comp.

most latent

Super.

/ˈleɪt(ə)nt/

/ˈleɪtnt/

The disease remained latent for many years.

Болезнь оставалась латентной в течение многих лет.

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latentnoun

latents

/ˈleɪ.tənt/

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

latentadjective

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.

latentnoun

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

The model estimates the latents influencing the observed outcomes.