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Present but playing hide-and-seek, waiting for its cue to exist out loud.
means Something real but hidden or dormant, existing in potential rather than active form.
from From Latin latere, to lie hidden — the same root that gives stealthy lakes their lairs and skulkers their cover.
Fingerprint forensicsLatent prints are the invisible smudges dusted into visibility.
Disease lagLatent infections lurk silent before symptoms ever arrive.
Machine learningLatent space hides compressed meaning AI learns to navigate.