how to pronounce latent

/ˈlɛɪtənt/

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latent is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of latent in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… 399 had latent syphilis 201 form the …”

meaning of latent

Latent means hidden or not yet developed.

latent frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word latent occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics latent can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that latent can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;