# Latency **Domain:** Communication / Distributed Systems / Embodiment **Doc Type:** Canonical Technical Node **Maturity:** Developed ## Definition **Latency** is the delay between an event, signal or request and the system's corresponding response. ## Evolutionary Nexus Radio links, distributed computation and remote scientific instruments in [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] operate through finite channels rather than instantaneous abstraction. ## Continuity Context For remote embodiment, latency changes agency, sensorimotor control and social interaction. For distributed persons, delay can determine which instance acts first and whether synchronized state remains possible. Latency is therefore part of effective embodiment and jurisdiction, not merely performance. ## See Also [[wiki/Remote Embodiment|Remote Embodiment]], [[wiki/Distributed Intelligence|Distributed Intelligence]], [[wiki/X-band|X-band]], [[wiki/Continuity Telemetry|Continuity Telemetry]]