detecting

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detecting

noun detectings

An act of detection. Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of detect

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Closest in meaning: detection, detective work, sleuthing, police investigation, discoverable, revealing, identifying, discovering, discovery, discover, identification, identify, scan, finding, probing, warning

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@misc{detecting_2026,
  title = {detecting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/detecting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}