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detection
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detection
(noun)
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detection
/dɪ
ˈ
tɛkʃən/
noun
detection
/dɪ
ˈ
tɛkʃən/
noun
Learner's definition of DETECTION
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noncount
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:
the act or process of discovering, finding, or noticing something
I don't know how the errors managed to avoid/escape
detection
for so long.
methods of crime
detection
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sometimes used before another noun
a
detection
system/device
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