detection
di tek shuhn
- n the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
early detection can often lead to a cure - n the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
- n the detection that a signal is being received
- n a police investigation to determine the perpetrator
detection is hard on the feet
- Such a pattern-recognition talent, says Salk Institute neuroscientist Terrence Sejnowski, in whose lab the lie detection work was done, "is a survival skill humans probably had .
- The commercially available lie-detection technology may sound exciting, but a new study suggests that lies and truth may sometimes be indistinguishable on brain scans.
- Since the behavior detection program went national in 2006, White said 102,914 travelers have been tagged for further screening; 9,142 have been referred to a law enforcement .