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

/ dɪˈtɛkʃən /

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

Other Word Forms

• predetection noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of detection¹

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

Example Sentences

Machine learning’s broad accessibility places everyone at risk of fraud and everyone, especially bad actors, in prime position to commit fraud ruthlessly unless we reintroduce humans back into the detection and prevention mix.

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Instagram-parent Meta will continue to use age detection technology to spot teenagers who try to evade restrictions by claiming to be adults, according to the social networking giant.

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The drone incursions have prompted European officials to speed up the construction of a so-called drone wall on NATO’s eastern flank, using new technology such as acoustic detection and lasers.

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This detection represents an object with a mass about one hundred times smaller than any previously found using this method, showing that the technique can reveal other similarly small dark structures.

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The West’s missile detection in the Arctic currently relies on early warning systems at Pituffik and other radar sites across Alaska and northern Canada.

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Related Words

• disclosure