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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·tec·tion       [di-tek-shuhn] Pronunciation Key
–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.
a.rectification of alternating signal currents in a radio receiver.
b.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.
[Origin: 1425–75; late ME < LL détéctiōn- (s. of détéctiō), equiv. to L détéct(us) (see detect) + -iōn- -ion]
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de·mod·u·la·tion       (dē-mŏj'ə-lā'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The conversion of a modulated carrier wave into a current equivalent to the original signal. Also called detection.

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de·tec·tion       (dĭ-těk'shən)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The act or process of detecting; discovery: detection of a crime; detection of radiation from a distant galaxy.
  2. See demodulation.

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detection

noun
1. the perception that something has occurred or some state exists; "early detection can often lead to a cure" 
2. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something 
3. the detection that a signal is being received [syn: signal detection] 
4. a police investigation to determine the perpetrator; "detection is hard on the feet" 

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Detection

De*tec"tion\, n. [L. detectio an uncovering, revealing.] The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot.

Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. --D. Webster.

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