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overdetecting

overdetecting is the present participle and gerund 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 overdetecting

What is overdetecting the present participle and gerund of?
Overdetecting is the present participle and gerund of overdetect.

Words near overdetecting in the dictionary

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

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