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latency /la·ten·cy/ (la´ten-se)

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

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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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