Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overdetection

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: overde-tec-tion
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Detection at levels greater than are actually the case

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""In prostate cancer, there's a lot of talk about overdetection and overtreatment," said Dr. David C. Miller[…]"

Etymology

From over- + detection or overdetect + -ion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over
Suffix: overdetect

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

overdetect

Antonyms

underdetection

Questions

What does overdetection mean?: Detection at levels greater than are actually the case
Where does overdetection come from?: From over- + detection or overdetect + -ion.

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