Indication vs. Indicator
Indicationnoun
Act of pointing out or indicating.
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That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
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Discovery made; information.
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(obsolete) Explanation; display. Francis Bacon
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(medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
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(finance) An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
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Act of pointing out or indicating.
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That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
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Discovery made; information.
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Explanation; display.
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Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. Opposite of contraindication.
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something that serves to indicate or suggest;
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the act of indicating or pointing out by name
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(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure;
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something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary;
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a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument;
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A pointer or index that indicates something.
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A meter or gauge.
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The needle or dial on such a meter.
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(chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
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(ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
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(economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
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A trafficator (dated definition); each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.
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A bird, the honeyguide.
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One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.
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A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving part
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The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.
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Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey.
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That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis.
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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
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a signal for attracting attention
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a device for showing the operating condition of some system
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(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
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a thing that indicates the state or level of something
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an animal or plant species that can be used to infer conditions in a particular habitat
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a gauge or meter of a specified kind
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a flashing light or (formerly) other device on a vehicle to show that it is about to change lanes or turn.
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a board or screen in a railway station, airport, etc. giving current information
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a compound that changes colour at a specific pH value or in the presence of a particular substance, and can be used to monitor acidity, alkalinity, or the progress of a reaction
