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Diagnosis

Diagnosis is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in a lot of different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine "cause and effect". In systems engineering and computer science, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.

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Diagnosis (pl.: diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in a lot of different disciplines, with variations in the use of logic, analytics, and experience, to determine "cause and effect". In systems engineering and computer science, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions.1

Computer science and networking

Mathematics and logic

Medicine

A piece of paper with a medical diagnosis on it source ↗

Methods

Tools

Organizational development

Systems engineering

References

References

  1. "A Guide to Fault Detection and Diagnosis". gregstanleyandassociates.com.
External links
  • The dictionary definition of diagnosis at Wiktionary