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Noun

Definition 1:
• plural of diagnostic
Labels: form-of, plural

Definition 2:
• The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
• Diagnostic methods considered collectively.
Example: Diagnostics is the area in which this molecule is most useful, whereas it is not a treatment target in itself.
Example: The diagnostics were extensive, with scores of laboratory tests.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: diagnosis
Labels: medicine, sciences, countable, plural, singular, uncountable, in construction

Definition 3:
• The process of arriving at a diagnosis (through diagnostic efforts: tests, analysis, thought).
• The process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s).
Example: Diagnostics is the area in which the cost of hiring a factory-certified technician might easily pay for itself through downtime reduction.
Example: 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.
Labels: countable, plural, singular, uncountable, of devices, in construction

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diagnostics