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indication

noun
/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/

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.

  1. derived from indicātiō
  2. derived from indication

Definitions

  1. An act of pointing out or indicating.

  2. A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

    • There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.
    • All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.
    • The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness.

  3. A mark or another symbol used to represent something.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A discovery made

      A discovery made; information.

    2. An explanation

      An explanation; a display.

      • For the indication either proceeds from one experiment to another; or else from experiments to axioms; which axioms themselves suggest new experiments.
      • The committee, unknown to the workmen, also followed the next or succeeding mash, which was better made, and obtained the following results: First indication of the saccharometer .. 7⅘ degrees. Last indication of the saccharometer ... 1

    3. Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies

      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).

      • Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir.
      • In the United States, major depressive disorder is an off-label indication for clomipramine, but in various other countries, it is an approved indication.
      • The theme of treatment failure of previous treatments plus continuing impairment (pain and poor function) appears among the indications for many types of joint replacement surgery.

    4. A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence…

      A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

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Derived

bioindication, coindication, contraindication, counterindication, geographical indication, indicational, paleoindication, signal indication, subindication

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at indication. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at indication. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at indication

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA