detection
/dɪˈtɛk.ʃən/ noun C1- The act or process of detecting, uncovering, or finding out, the discovery of something new, hidden, or disguised.
- The act or process of finding or detecting an electrical signal in a carrier wave.
Plural detections
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No man lives or has ever lived who has brought the same amount of study and of natural talent to the detection of crime which I have done.
“I shall never do that,” I answered; “you have brought detection as near an exact science as it ever will be brought in this world.”
The same great powers which I have turned to the detection of crime he has used for this particular business.
He could not get help from outside, even if he had some one whom he could trust, without the unbarring of doors and considerable risk of detection.
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