+**Latent** describes something existing but not yet developed or manifest; hidden or concealed. It represents a [Potential](/wiki/potential) state, a quality or trait that remains unobserved or unexpressed, often influencing a system as a [Hidden Variable](/wiki/hidden_variable). Though unseen, its influence is real.
+## See also
+- [Implicit](/wiki/implicit)
+- [Unconscious](/wiki/unconscious)
+- [Emergence](/wiki/emergence)
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