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Detection vs Exploration - What's the difference?

detection | exploration |

As nouns the difference between detection and exploration

is that detection is detection while exploration is the act of exploring.

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.

    • exploration

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia exploration) (en noun)
  • The act of exploring
  • Notably penetrating]], or [[range, ranging over for purposes of (especially geographical) discovery
    • ''The exploration of 'unknown' areas often was the precursor to colonization.
  • A physical examination.

    • Related terms

    * exploratative * exploratory * explorer