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latent vs latency

latency vs latent

latent is not a noun while latency is a noun.

latent is an adjective but latency is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
latent No Yes No No
latency Yes No No No
latent (noun) latency (noun)
the state of being not yet evident or active
the time that elapses between a stimulus and the response to it
(computer science) the time it takes for a specific block of data on a data track to rotate around to the read/write head
latent (adjective) latency (adjective)
(pathology) not presently active
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
Difference between latent and latency

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