detection
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
1Other words from detection
- pre·de·tec·tion, noun
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How to use detection in a sentence
It can surface threats and you can set up your own threat detection rules.
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Only the most dramatic cosmic doings would create signals that were large enough for direct detection.
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Increasingly, criminals actually lease their malware from a group that guarantees their malware against detection.
But if by chance you are a prison guard, avoiding detection is much easier.
If detection lag time is 10 days, then that, plus a healthy margin, should be the “deferral” period.
The Outrageous Celibacy Requirement for Gay Blood Donors | Jay Michaelson | November 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery page would carry its own proof of transgression, and thus its own guarantee of detection.
Compliments Are Nice, but Enough With the Cormac McCarthy Comparisons | William Giraldi | October 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd while detection is part of the battle, prevention is by far more important.
This Mouthpiece Will Save Football Players’ Brains | Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD | June 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn tuberculous disease the tubercle bacillus is present in the discharge, but its detection offers some difficulties.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddUpon ulcerated surfaces it is often mingled with other spiral micro-organisms, which adds to the difficulty of its detection.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddFew men or women could tell him a deliberate lie without its instant detection.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxLarkins, enjoying the detection, put his hands on his knees and looked wickedly up in the old man's face to see what was coming.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeThe circumstances that usually bring about detection are doctors and nurses and neighbors.
British Dictionary definitions for 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
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