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INDICANT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
index; index number; indicant; indicator
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indicant" is a kind of...):
fact (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indicant"):
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)
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Something that serves to indicate or suggest
Example:
symptoms are the prime indicants of disease
Synonyms:
indicant; indication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("indicant" is a kind of...):
communication (something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "indicant"):
smoke (an indication of some hidden activity)
clue; hint (a slight indication)
forerunner; harbinger; herald; precursor; predecessor (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
glimpse (a vague indication)
mark; print (a visible indication made on a surface)
manifestation (a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing)
pointing out (indication by demonstration)
signalisation; signalization (a conspicuous indication)
symptom (anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence)
shadow; tincture; trace; vestige (an indication that something has been present)
evidence (an indication that makes something evident)
gesture (something done as an indication of intention)
Derivation:
indicate (give evidence of)
indicate (be a signal for or a symptom of)
