reducing a rate of change of the diagnostic signal in accord with a time constant, and wherein {TAIL ~ the comparing step} compares the diagnostic signal having a reduced rate of change to the reference signal to protect against misdiagnosis of {HEAD ~ a sensor fault condition} 
reducing a rate of change of the diagnostic signal in accord with a time constant , and wherein { TAIL ~ the comparing step } compares the diagnostic signal having a reduced rate of change to the reference signal to protect against misdiagnosis of { HEAD ~ a sensor fault condition }
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