detection

[ dih-tek-shuh n ]

/ dɪˈtɛk ʃən /

the act of detecting.

the fact of being detected.

discovery, as of error or crime: chance detection of smuggling.

Telecommunications.

rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
Also called demodulation. the conversion of an alternating, modulated carrier wave or current into a direct, pulsating current equivalent to the transmitted information-bearing signal.

Origin of detection

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin dētēctiōn- (stem of dētēctiō), equivalent to Latin dētēct(us) (see detect) + -iōn- -ion

pre·de·tec·tion, noun

If detection lag time is 10 days, then that, plus a healthy margin, should be the “deferral” period.

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Every page would carry its own proof of transgression, and thus its own guarantee of detection.

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And while detection is part of the battle, prevention is by far more important.

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The F-35 is susceptible to detection by radars operating in the VHF bands of the spectrum.

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A detection method stopped a deadly Listeria outbreak associated with contaminated cheese.

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Without this there can be no detection of the real difference, and no assurance of the rectitude of the discrimination we make.

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He reminded his companion of some animal who instinctively draws itself together to avoid the enemy's detection.

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Who could have committed the deed and so successfully have escaped suspicion and detection?

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He was free from that torturing anxiety and fear of detection which had haunted him night and day for three months.

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Could we not live together in some distant country where there would be no fear of detection?

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detection

/ (dɪˈtɛkʃən) /

the act of discovering or the fact of being discovered detection of crime

the act or process of extracting information, esp at audio or video frequencies, from an electromagnetic wave See also demodulation