diagnosticity

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noun

The quality of being diagnostic.

OriginEnglish diagnostic ← Ancient Greek δῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis →
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Meanings

noundiagnosticity (countable and uncountable, plural diagnosticities)

plural diagnosticities

  1. countableuncountableThe quality of being diagnostic.

    Diagnostic expectations correspond to the following belief structure […] where #92;theta#95;i is a parameter controlling the degree of diagnosticity.

    2025 April, Saki Bigio, Dejanir Silva, Eduardo Zilberman, “Heterogeneous beliefs, asset prices, and business cycles”, in NBER Working Papers, number 33672, page 11
    1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe quality of serving to give somebody information about themselves.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  4. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  5. Ancient Greekδια- (dia-)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  8. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  9. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  10. Ancient Greekδῐαγῐγνώσκω (dĭagĭgnṓskō)
  11. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́γνωσῐς (dĭắgnōsĭs)
  12. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  15. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  16. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  17. Ancient Greekδῐαγνωστῐκός (dĭagnōstĭkós)
  18. Englishdiagnostic
  19. Englishdiagnosticity

From diagnostic + -ity.

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APA

diagnosticity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnosticity

MLA

“diagnosticity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnosticity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “diagnosticity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/diagnosticity.

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