English Dictionary

latent

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈleɪ.tənt/

名詞

(forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.

日本語の意味

（法科学の文脈で）粉末散布などの方法により可視化される、人物の指から残留する指紋の痕跡

The technician lifted a latent from the glass display and confirmed it belonged to the missing person.

技術者はガラスの展示ケースから指紋の残留物を採取し、それが行方不明者のものであることを確認した。

意味（1）

(forensics) The residue left by a person's finger that can be made visible by a process such as powder dusting; a latent fingerprint.

Once the latent prints have been visualized by the superglue and powder dusting techniques, they should be photographed again. Then the developed latents need to be lifted and placed on backing cards. The latent cards are documented by putting the case number, date and time of lifting, initials of person processing the evidence, and a sketch indicating the location of the lifted latent print on the back of the lift card, as shown in Photo 6.6.

意味（2）

(statistics) An underlying cause that can be inferred from statistical correlations; factor.

These kinds of latents define the invariant dispositional properties enabling prediction and control of the external environment. Finally, there are the latents that underlie manifestation as relationships of power, as cause to effect, condition to occurrence, or dependent variable to independent variable.

意味（3）

Anything that is latent.

Even if latents may not be actually detectable in any given situation, they may nevertheless be present in it. Latents may become actual if proper triggering conditions are in place, or they may be lost in the process.

latents （ plural ）