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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdetect

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
overde-tect
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Etymology

From over- + detect.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

overdetects (present, singular) overdetecting (participle, present) overdetected (participle, past) overdetected (past)

Phrases

false positive

Frequently Paired Words

overdetection false positive

Questions

What does overdetect mean?
To detect more of (something) than is actually present.
Where does overdetect come from?
From over- + detect.

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