indicant

in·di·cant

(ĭn′dĭ-kənt)

Something, such as a typographical device, that serves to indicate.

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indicant

(ˈɪndɪkənt)

something that indicates

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in•di•cant

(ˈɪn dɪ kənt)

something that indicates.

[1600–10; < Latin]

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Noun

indicant - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"

communication - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups

gesture - something done as an indication of intention; "a political gesture"; "a gesture of defiance"

evidence - an indication that makes something evident; "his trembling was evidence of his fear"

vestige, tincture, trace, shadow - an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension"

symptom - anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

manifestation - a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing; "a manifestation of disease"

print, mark - a visible indication made on a surface; "some previous reader had covered the pages with dozens of marks"; "paw prints were everywhere"

glimpse - a vague indication; "he caught only a glimpse of the professor's meaning"

smoke - an indication of some hidden activity; "with all that smoke there must be a fire somewhere"

indicant - 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

fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

BMI, body mass index - 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

business index - a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 2005"

leading indicator - one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future

price index, price level - an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time

short account - the aggregate of short sales on an open market

stock index, stock market index - index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks