latency
Example Sentences
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The speed with which that data moves between processors and memory chips governs the latency, or response time, for a query.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
By keeping a chip on one wafer instead of cutting the wafer into multiple chips as is usually done, Cerebras said it can provide faster computing with more power efficiency and lower latency.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
The hardware would only need to perform simple addition and subtraction, which would drive energy consumption and latency down even further, according to Hassibi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
As you think about the transition to the edge and the move to agentic AI, latency and geography matter.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
There is, however, one presently known exception to the fact that a long period of latency is common to most malignancies.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Vocabulary lists containing latency
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