diagnostics
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Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō
Ancient Greek γῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
Ancient Greek δῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
English diagnostic
English diagnostics
From diagnostic + -ics.
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Noun
diagnostics
- plural of diagnostic
Noun
diagnostics (countable and uncountable, plural diagnostics)
- (singular or plural in construction) The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
- (medicine) Diagnostic methods considered collectively.
- Near-synonym: diagnosis
- Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.
- The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.
- (of devices) The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).
- Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.
- The diagnostics were a nightmare, but we finally isolated the problem to a specific one of the many ECUs — of which this ridiculous design has at least fourteen that we know of.
- (medicine) Diagnostic methods considered collectively.
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the process of determining the state of or capability of a component
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Noun
diagnostics m
- plural of diagnostic