latent ability

  • 1latent — [lāt′ nt] adj. [L latens, prp. of latere, to lie hidden, lurk < IE * lāidh < base * lā , to be hidden > ON lōmr, deception, Gr lēthē, forgetfulness, lanthanein, to be hidden] 1. present but invisible or inactive; lying hidden and… …

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  • 2ability — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, exhibit, show ability 2) to appreciate, recognize ability 3) creative; exceptional. great, outstanding, remarkable; innate, natural; latent ability 4) an ounce of ability (he doesn t have an ounce of ability) 5)… …

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  • 3latent — latently, adv. /layt nt/, adj. 1. present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability. 2. Pathol. (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant. 3. Psychol. existing in… …

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  • 4latent — la•tent [[t]ˈleɪt nt[/t]] adj. 1) present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential: latent ability[/ex] 2) pat (of an infectious agent or disease) remaining in an inactive or hidden phase; dormant • Etymology: 1610–20; < …

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  • 5latent — /ˈleɪtnt / (say laytnt) adjective 1. hidden; concealed; present, but not visible or apparent: latent ability. 2. Pathology (of an infectious agent) remaining in a resting or hidden phase; dormant. 3. Psychology below the surface, but potentially… …

  • 6Latent inhibition — is a process by which exposure to a stimulus of little or no consequence prevents conditioned associations with that stimulus being formed. The ability to disregard or even inhibit formation of memory, by preventing associative learning of… …

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  • 7Latent class model — In statistics, a latent class model (LCM) relates a set of observed discrete multivariate variables to a set of latent variables. It is a type of latent variable model. It is called a latent class model because the latent variable is discrete. A… …

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  • 8Latent variable — In statistics, latent variables (as opposed to observable variables), are variables that are not directly observed but are rather inferred (through a mathematical model) from other variables that are observed and directly measured. They are also… …

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  • 9latent image — Photog. an invisible image, produced on a sensitized emulsion by exposure to light, that will emerge in development. * * * ▪ photography       in photography, the invisible configuration of silver halide crystals on a piece of film after exposure …

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  • 10List of Gakuen Alice characters — Contents 1 Students of Elementary School Division 1.1 Mikan Sakura 1.2 Hotaru Imai …

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