latency /la·ten·cy/ (la´ten-se)
Latency
1. a state of seeming inactivity.
2. the time between the instant of stimulation and the beginning of a response.
3. see under stage.
la·ten·cy (l t n-s )n. 1. The state of being latent. 2. In conditioning, the period of apparent inactivity between the time the stimulus is presented and the moment a response occurs. 3. See latency period. |
Latency
The period of inactivity between the time a stimulus is provided and the time a response occurs.
Mentioned in: Pickwickian Syndrome
latency
a state of being hidden.
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