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Definition of latency
latencies
1 : the quality or state of being latent : dormancy latency is a characteristic common to all members of the troublesome herpes family — Claudia Wallis
2 : something latent writers who know how to evoke these latencies — E. C. Lindeman
3 : a stage of psychosexual (see psychosexual 1) development following the phallic (see phallic 3) stage that extends from about the age of five or six to the beginning of puberty and during which sexual urges often appear to lie dormant
4 : latent period 2
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Examples of latency in a Sentence
the flower bulbs went from latency to full bloom in a matter of days
Recent Examples of latency from the Web
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But with higher data speeds and lower latency, the 5G wireless networks that Qualcomm and other companies are working on should help.
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Today's satellite ISPs have average latencies of 600ms or more, according to FCC measurements, with satellites orbiting the Earth at about 35,400km.
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Why are people investing so much in the latency of a bike chain that has failed so many times?
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Faster redrawing results in smoother motion such as scrolling and other interactions, as well as lower latency (20ms) when using the Apple Pencil for drawing.
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E Ink is reknown for its high-contrast paperlike look, but also for its extremely high latency.
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One of the features of the new Surface Pro (2017), for example, is a more sensitive Surface Pen with tilt capabilities and an almost unnoticeable pen latency, to make digital ink feel smooth and seamless.
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Australia and New Zealand are first-world countries with third-world latency.
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SpaceX's broadband ambitions face challenges in the satellite internet realm — connections have historically seen comparatively slow speeds and high latency.
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First Known Use of latency
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playMedical Definition of latency
latencies
1 or latency period or latent period a: the quality or state of being latent; especially : the state or period of living or developing in a host without producing symptoms The cellular mechanisms by which viral latency is maintained or viral replication is induced is not known.—Science, 20 June 1986 During this nonreplicating latent period, the virus' home is believed to be the ganglia of nerves serving the area where the herpes lesion initially appeared.—The Journal of the American Medical Association, 11 Nov. 1983b: the time or period between exposure to a disease-causing agent or process and the onset of symptoms or disease In the worst cases, chronic active hepatitis develops and can lead to cirrhosis of the liver and finally to hepatocellular carcinoma. … Usually the cancer does not develop until after a 30- to 50- year latency period …—Peter Tiollais and Marie-Annick Buenidia, Scientific American, April 1991
2 usually latency period or latency stage : a stage of psychosexual development that follows the phallic stage and precedes the genital stage, extends from about the age of five or six to the beginning of puberty, and during which sexual urges often appear to lie dormant
3 or latent period : the time interval between application of a stimulus and the beginning of an identifiable response (such as muscle contraction) : reaction time
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