Detection, Recognition and Identification
Detection, recognition and identification is all very easy until you put it in practice. Then you realize that there are big practical and subjective problems that make using them difficult.
Academically, the terms are straightforward and reflect what they mean in real English:
- Detection - The ability to detect if there is some 'thing' vs nothing.
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