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Dx¹

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Abbreviation of diagnose or diagnosis, formed by analogy with Rx, variant of ℞ (“prescription”), abbreviation of Latin recipe (“take”). Compare also Hx (“history”).

noun dx

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of diagnosis

verb Dx's · Dx'ing · Dx'd · Dx'ed

  1. To diagnose. I was Dx'd with ADHD ten years ago.

Dx²

noun

  1. abbreviation, uncountable Abbreviation of developer experience

dx³

noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“diagnosis”).

verb dx's · dx'ing · dx'd · dx'ed

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Dx (“to diagnose”).

DX⁴

adjective

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of deluxe

noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of double precision
  2. Long-distance contact with or reception of a distant radio station.
  3. Synonym of DevEx (“developer experience”).

    Similar: DevEx

verb DXs · DXing · DXed

  1. To receive and identify a long-distance broadcast, such as one by a distant AM, FM, or TV broadcast station.
  2. To complete a long-distance two-way radio information exchange, especially on amateur radio bands.

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Closest in meaning: dy, diff, chain rule, definite integral, derivative, increment, indefinite integral, integral, parabolic, product

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@misc{dx_2026,
  title = {dx},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dx},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}