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Detecting vs Identifying - What's the difference?

detecting | identifying |

As verbs the difference between detecting and identifying

is that detecting is present participle of lang=en while identifying is present participle of lang=en.

As a noun detecting

is an act of detection.

detecting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act of detection.
  • * 2009 , Gilbert Ryle, The Concept of Mind: 60th Anniversary Edition (page 194)
    • Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings , scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.

    identifying

    English

    Verb

    (head)