indicant | ||
1. | [ noun ] a signal that serves to indicate or suggest something | |
Synonyms: | indication | |
Examples: | "an indication of foul play" "indications of strain" "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" |
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Related terms: | signal communication evidence hint symptom gesture manifestation mark trace pointing_out harbinger signalization contraindication smoke glimpse bespeak argue | |
2. | [ noun ] a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time | |
Synonyms: | indicator index index_number | |
Related terms: | fact leading_indicator Dow_Jones price_index short_account stock_index business_index | |
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Indic intoxicant indicate indict indignant indicator indicating indication indicative indicatory intoxicate indignantly indigent intoxicated indigirka indiction indictment indiscrete indictable indexical indigen indiscreet |