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overdetected

overdetected is the simple past and past participle of overdetect.

Meaning of overdetect

Verb

overdetect (third-person singular simple present overdetects, present participle overdetecting, simple past and past participle overdetected)

  1. (transitive) To detect more of (something) than is actually present.

Questions about overdetected

What is overdetected the simple past and past participle of?
Overdetected is the simple past and past participle of overdetect.

Words near overdetected in the dictionary

  1. overdestructive
  2. overdestructiveness
  3. overdetachment
  4. overdetailed
  5. overdetect
  6. overdetected
  7. overdetecting
  8. overdetection
  9. overdetects
  10. overdetermination
  11. overdetermine

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