"latter understanding" is correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to the second of two things or ideas previously mentioned or understood. Example: I have a strong understanding of biology, but my latter understanding of chemistry is not as strong.
If the latter understanding of analysis is required, as in Moore's classic example of the analysis of brother as male sibling, not much enlightenment is likely to ensue.
But a debate in which one side claims to be arguing from principle and the other side from pragmatism eventually works against the latter (understanding this was one of the main secrets to Reagan's success).
In support of the latter understanding is Plutarch's remark that "the Peripatetics no longer possess the original texts of Aristotle and Theophrastus, because they had fallen into idle and base hands".
The latter understanding, however, calls for further justification.
The latter understanding of the body reduces its object of study to the material by admitting as valid only the experimental scientific method.
This latter understanding involves realising that pregnancy brings in its wake physical changes, that any resultant birth leaves a young person with a child to care for, and so on.
The fourth and fifth contributions selected from 'Covenant 2013' both make use of Twitter data to study socio-technical environments: the former aims to model content sharing habits, and the latter at understanding the emergence of roles on the platform.
The latter involve understanding positive and negative feedback (general ideas that also extend to engineering, computing, and economics) and require thinking at levels of application, interpretation, and analysis.
As the latter variables suggest understanding of the disease, we labeled their sum BIPQ-cognition.
In cases where the medical science lies more with prevention, such as with these latter two disciplines, understanding the etiology of any disease is often more difficult due in part to multiple potential origins and the interplay of risk factors.
The current paper describes the latter, an understanding of the women's care pathway in secure hospitals, which may differ from other health arenas.
