indication
Pronunciation: /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
The English word “indication” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.
- A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
- A discovery made; information.
- An explanation; a display.
- 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).
- A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
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.
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