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Indication
//ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən// noun
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Noun
- 1 An act of pointing out or indicating. countable, uncountable
- 2 a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument wordnet
- 3 A fact that shows that something exists or may happen. countable, uncountable
"There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals."
- 4 something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary wordnet
- 5 A mark or another symbol used to represent something. countable, rare, uncountable
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- 6 something that serves to indicate or suggest wordnet
- 7 A discovery made; information. countable, uncountable
- 8 (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure wordnet
- 9 An explanation; a display. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"For the indication either proceeds from one experiment to another; or else from experiments to axioms; which axioms themselves suggest new experiments."
- 10 the act of indicating or pointing out by name wordnet
- 11 Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure). countable, uncountable
"Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir."
- 12 A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading. countable, uncountable
Etymology
From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō (“a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation”), from indicō (“point out, indicate, show; value”); see indicate; compare French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione. By surface analysis, indicate + -ion.
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