What does indication mean?
Definitions for indication
ˌɪn dɪˈkeɪ ʃənin·di·ca·tion
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Princeton's WordNet
indication, indicantnoun
something that serves to indicate or suggest
"an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
indication, denotationnoun
the act of indicating or pointing out by name
indicationnoun
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
"the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
indicationnoun
something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
"there were indications that it was time to leave"
reading, meter reading, indicationnoun
a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
"he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
Wiktionary
indicationnoun
Act of pointing out or indicating.
indicationnoun
That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Joseph Addison.
indicationnoun
Discovery made; information.
indicationnoun
Explanation; display. Francis Bacon.
indicationnoun
Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
indicationnoun
An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
Etymology: From indicatio, from indico; see indicate; confer French indication, indicación, indicazione.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Indicationnoun
Etymology: indication, Fr. indicatio, from indico, Lat.
The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places, are a plain indication of their weariness. Joseph Addison, Guardian.
We think that our successes are a plain indication of the divine favour towards us. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.
These be the things that govern nature principally, and without which you cannot make any true analysis, and indication of the proceedings of nature. Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
The depravation of the instruments of mastication is a natural indication of a liquid diet. John Arbuthnot, on Aliments.
If a person, that had a fair estate in reversion, should be assured by some skilful physician, that he would inevitably fall into a disease that would totally deprive him of his understanding and memory; if, I say, upon a certain belief of this indication, the man should appear overjoyed at the news, would not all that saw him conclude that the distemper had seized him? Richard Bentley, Sermons.
ChatGPT
indication
Indication is a sign, symptom, or piece of information that suggests or points out a certain condition, treatment, or direction. It could also refer to a situation or condition that makes a particular action appropriate or necessary.
Webster Dictionary
Indicationnoun
act of pointing out or indicating
Indicationnoun
that which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence
Indicationnoun
discovery made; information
Indicationnoun
explanation; display
Indicationnoun
any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies
Wikidata
Indication
In medicine, an indication is a valid reason to use a certain test, medication, procedure, or surgery. The opposite of indication is contraindication.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'indication' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4065
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'indication' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3395
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'indication' in Nouns Frequency: #1352
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of indication in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of indication in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of indication in a Sentence
Should something come up a later date that shows something was wrong, which we have no indication of, we could take another look, but since we had no complaint from the person who in the middle of it all, so there was no reason to maintain the case open.
We have no idea what his motivation was behind this shooting, there's no indication at this point that anyone else was involved.
Louisiana Republican Sen. John Kennedy:
I was wrong, the only evidence I have, and I think it's overwhelming, it was Russia who tried to hack the The DNC computer. I've seen no indication that Ukraine tried to do it.
There’s no indication – at least from Putin’s public comments so far – that that outbreak has begun.
What happened with the sailors, to me, is an indication that the Revolutionary Guards are sending a message to Obama and to Rouhani that they are in charge, the deal may have been negotiated with Rouhani and Zarif, but it will be the Revolutionary Guards who will dictate the terms and dictate the implementation.
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