indicant
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1. 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 (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | fact, |
| definition | : | a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | bmi, body mass index, |
| definition | : | a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30 (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | business index, |
| definition | : | a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | leading indicator, |
| definition | : | one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | price index, price level, |
| definition | : | an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | short account, |
| definition | : | the aggregate of short sales on an open market (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | stock index, stock market index, |
| definition | : | index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks (noun.communication) |
2. something that serves to indicate or suggest (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | communication, |
| definition | : | something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | gesture, |
| definition | : | something done as an indication of intention (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | evidence, |
| definition | : | an indication that makes something evident (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | symptom, |
| definition | : | anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | pointing out, |
| definition | : | indication by demonstration (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | manifestation, |
| definition | : | a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | mark, print, |
| definition | : | a visible indication made on a surface (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | glimpse, |
| definition | : | a vague indication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | clue, hint, |
| definition | : | a slight indication (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | smoke, |
| definition | : | an indication of some hidden activity (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | argue, indicate, |
| definition | : | give evidence of (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | argue, indicate, |
| definition | : | give evidence of (verb.communication) |
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