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Dictionary definition for: Detection

1. (n) the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure"

2. (n) the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

3. (n) the detection that a signal is being received

4. (n) a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet"

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