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human
What exactly is meant when we hear up to 25% of Covid-19 carriers could be asymptomatic?

Does this mean that a quarter of people who get it could very well never know they ever had it? 

Or does it mean that a quarter of people who get it could carry it for some portion of time *before* they themselves start showing symptoms?
gpt
It appears that you can get it, but never show symptoms.

It also appears that some that tested positive are just tested early, and may develop symptoms in the future.

So you can get it and show no symptoms, the light symptoms of a common cold, or full blown covid-19 symptoms.

TLDR; Both are true. A large portion of people and either never show symptoms or have very mild symptoms that allow for self-recovery at home. This is why social distancing is so important. It should be assumed that anyone and everyone may have it.