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detection
[ dih-tek-shuhn ]
noun
- 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.
detection
/ dɪˈtɛkʃən /
noun
- 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
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- prede·tection noun
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