the time from the onset of a stimulus to that of the response
Also called: latency, reaction time
Examples of 'latent time' in a sentence
latent time
The mean latent time was 5.85 ± 4.39 min.
Manish Raturi, Shamee Shastry, Aaditya Shivhare 2016, 'Bank to bedside: A reliable and efficient transportation of blood by pneumatic tubesystem', Global Journal of Transfusion Medicinehttp://www.gjtmonline.com/article.asp?issn=2468-8398;year=2016;volume=1;issue=1;spage=7;epage=11;aulast=Raturi. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We determined the latent time of simple and complex reactions in different testing modes.
Zhanneta Kozina, Maryna Lytovchenko, Danylo Safronov, Yurii Boichuk, Olena Chaika,Tatiana Shepelenko, Anton Polianskyi, Victor Protsevskiy, Lyudmila Peretyaha, MayaKonnova 2019, 'Influence of Musculoskeletal System Dysfunction Degree on Psychophysiological Indicatorsof Paralympic Athletes', Sportshttps://www.mdpi.com/2075-4663/7/3/55. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Oral care also shortened the latent time of swallowing reflex presumably due to stimulating the nociception of the oral cavity.
Satoru Ebihara, Masahiro Kohzuki, Yasunori Sumi, Takae Ebihara 2011, 'Sensory Stimulation to Improve Swallowing Reflex and Prevent Aspiration Pneumoniain Elderly Dysphagic People', Journal of Pharmacological Scienceshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S134786131930773X. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)