detection

noun

de·tec·tion | \ di-ˈtek-shən

Definition of detection

1 : the act of detecting : the state or fact of being detected

2 : the process of demodulating

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Examples of detection in a Sentence

I don't know how the errors managed to avoid detection for so long. my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen

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In May, 12 people were arrested in Spain in connection to a cocaine-smuggling ring that mixed the drug with industrial plastic pellets in a bid to avoid detection. — Fox News, "Colombian man busted trying to smuggle cocaine under his wig," 17 July 2019 Cleveland attempted to use his credentials to avoid detection at the checkpoint, authorities said. — Meagan Flynn, Anchorage Daily News, "Two active-duty US Marines allegedly smuggled undocumented Mexican immigrants," 9 July 2019 The tribute looped from Angels pitcher ’s hand at an undetermined speed, slow enough to avoid detection from the Minute Maid Park radar gun, but distinct enough to leave no doubt. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, "Andrew Heaney pays tribute to Tyler Skaggs in Angels’ loss to Astros," 6 July 2019 While older aircraft had survived simply by outrunning Soviet defenses, the new B-1 would avoid detection altogether, slipping into enemy territory by flying low to the ground, where radar would have trouble distinguishing it from terrain. — Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, "Why the B-1 Bomber Is Such a Badass Plane," 2 July 2019 During Prohibition, moonshiners lit its clear-burning wood to avoid detection from revenuers. — Robert Langellier, National Geographic, "A legendary Ozark chestnut tree, thought extinct, is rediscovered," 24 June 2019 Patterson made elaborate plans to take her and avoid detection. — CBS News, "Jayme Closs: Hometown Hero," 8 June 2019 An investigation revealed the driver initially provided deputies with false identifying information to avoid detection of two outstanding warrants. — Rachel Spacek, The Mercury News, "Saratoga crime report for the week of June 14," 6 June 2019 Data from the detection was used to create a map showing the point of origin. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "A mysterious fast radio burst was traced to a galaxy 3.6 billion light-years away," 27 June 2019

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