indication
- (countable, uncountable) An act of pointing out or indicating.
- (countable, uncountable) A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- (countable, rare, uncountable) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- (countable, uncountable) A discovery made; information.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An explanation; a display.
- (countable, uncountable) 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) A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology
In summary
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.
Related words
indicated market
meter reading
distinctive mark
circumstantial evidence
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