interval vs latent period

latent period vs interval

interval and latent period both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
interval	Yes	No	No	No
latent period	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, latent period is a hyponym of interval; that is, latent period is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interval:

interval: a definite length of time marked off by two instants
latent period: the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms

Other hyponyms of interval include access time, distance, space, embolism, intercalation, seek time, time constant, slot, time slot, lunitidal interval, absence, break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension, interlude, interim, lag, meantime, meanwhile, latency, reaction time, response time, eternity, cycle, rhythm, round, lead time, period, float, latency, rotational latency, processing time.

interval (noun)	latent period (noun)
the distance between things	the time that elapses before the presence of a disease is manifested by symptoms
a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints	the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
the difference in pitch between two notes
a definite length of time marked off by two instants

Difference between interval and latent period

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