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detection

[ dih-tek-shuhn ]

noun

  1. the act of detecting.
  2. the fact of being detected.
  3. discovery, as of error or crime:

    chance detection of smuggling.

  4. Telecommunications.
    1. rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
    2. 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

/ »åɪˈ³ÙÉ›°ìʃə²Ô /

noun

  1. the act of discovering or the fact of being discovered

    detection of crime

  2. the act or process of extracting information, esp at audio or video frequencies, from an electromagnetic wave See also demodulation
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of detection1

1425–75; late Middle English < Late Latin »åŧ³Ùŧ³¦³Ù¾±Å²Ô- (stem of »åŧ³Ùŧ³¦³Ù¾±Å ), equivalent to Latin »åŧ³Ùŧ³¦³Ù ( us ) ( detect ) + -¾±Å²Ô- -ion
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The Home Office has acknowledged the system is open to abuse, but the BBC World Service's investigation shows the apparent ease with which these agents can scam people, avoid detection, and continue to profit.

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They include soldiers' ranks, emails, shift patterns and weapon issue details, and information which appears to relate to accessing weapons storage and an intruder detection system.

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Musk was cagey in public at the time, simply writing in a social media post: "Initial results show promising neuron spike detection."

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They deleted the pictures from the site and their phones soon afterwards - but the internet, and police detection software, never forgets.

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Maybe someone whipped up a smoothie with the poisonous fruit to avoid detection?

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