diagnostikaan
Diagnostikaan is a neologistic term used to describe a field, role, or discipline focused on the systematic diagnosis of problems in complex systems. In Dutch-language usage, diagnostikaan can refer to a practitioner who applies structured diagnostic methods, or to the collective practices and standards that underpin diagnostic work.
The word combines diagnostiek, the standard Dutch term for diagnostics, with the suffix -aan, which in some
Core elements of diagnostikaan include data collection, problem definition, generation of diagnostic hypotheses, evidence evaluation, verification,
Applications span multiple fields. In medicine it aligns with differential diagnosis and diagnostic pathways; in engineering
Challenges include incomplete data, uncertainty, bias, and the need for explainable reasoning. Ongoing research in diagnostikaan