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Diagnosis
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<p>Diagnosis (pl.: diagnoses) is the identification of the nature and cause of a certain phenomenon. Diagnosis is used in many different <a href="/facts/Academic_discipline/pKoQHpYL">disciplines</a>, with variations in the use of <a href="/facts/Logic/8JnpJLtt">logic</a>, <a href="/facts/Analytics/JWD5D9cM">analytics</a>, and experience, to determine "<a href="/facts/Causality/Swh496X7">cause and effect</a>". In <a href="/facts/Systems_engineering/gFwRmkDp">systems engineering</a> and <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, it is typically used to determine the causes of symptoms, mitigations, and solutions. </p>