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A practical dictionary of 512 AI, machine learning, mathematics, and programming terms from HerbDev’s AI Vocabulary app. Start with a definition, explore an example, then follow the concepts behind it.

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Latency

Deployment & Inference · Level 3 of 5

Latency

The elapsed time for a request or operation to complete.

Tail latency can matter more than the average for user experience.

Example

A response arrives 120 milliseconds after a request starts.

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Latency. The elapsed time for a request or operation to complete. Tail latency can matter more than the average for user experience. For example: A response arrives 120 milliseconds after a request starts.

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