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Discovery vs Detection - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between discovery and detection

is that discovery is something discovered while detection is the act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.

discovery

English

Noun

  • Something discovered.
    • This latest discovery should eventually lead to much better treatments for disease.
  • (uncountable) The discovering of new things.
    • The purpose of the voyage was discovery .
    automatic discovery of RSS feeds by a Web browser
  • (legal, uncountable) A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
    • The prosecution moved to suppress certain items turned up during discovery .
  • (legal, uncountable) Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
    • The defense argued that the plaintiff's discovery was inadequate.

    Related terms

    * discover verb * discoverer noun * e-discovery

    detection

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of detecting or sensing something; discovering something that was hidden or disguised.
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  • The finding out of a constituent, a signal, an agent or the like, mostly by means of a specific device or method.