latenties

Latenties is a rarely used plural form related to the concept of latency. It is not part of standard vocabulary in most technical or scientific references; the more common plural forms are latencies or latent periods. When latenties is encountered, it generally refers to multiple instances or categories of latent delay or hidden state within a system, process, or organism, and its precise meaning depends on the context.

In practice, latenties may be used to denote:

- Epidemiology and medicine: latent periods or latent infections that lie between exposure and the appearance of symptoms, or between infection and infectiousness, often with multiple distinct latent phases.

- Computing and networks: delays that are not immediately observable, including various latency components such as input, processing, and output delays, which may differ across layers or subsystems.

- Psychology and behavioral sciences: latent states or traits that influence behavior but are not directly observable, potentially referring to several latent phenomena across tasks or conditions.

Usage notes:

- Because latenties is nonstandard, it is generally better to use latencies or latent periods in formal writing, and to define the term clearly if it is used.

- In multilingual or interdisciplinary contexts, latenties may appear; in such cases, provide a precise definition to avoid ambiguity.

See also:

latency, latent period, incubation period, processing delay, network latency.