detection
noun
the act of detecting.
detections
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pluralof detection.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"Our burned-area estimates are conservative for two reasons. First, we exclude individual burn scars smaller than 6.25 hectares... Second, we prioritise avoiding false detections," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Rabid-bat detections vary from year to year, but Los Angeles County has seen a steady upward trend in the number of rabid bats for more than a decade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Company managers omitted some elevated chemical readings from testing reports, Dixon said, and they told workers who produced too many detections they would be sent home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
It brings together several types of information, including confirmed detections, environmental conditions that may favor the fly and its larvae, and reports in the news media.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
One game was a paper with lines in all detections and lots of boxs.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
