'Indication' definitions:

Definition of 'indication'

From: WordNet
noun
Something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" [syn: indication, indicant]
noun
The act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn: indication, denotation]
noun
(medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics" [ant: contraindication]
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Something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"
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A datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm" [syn: reading, meter reading, indication]

Definition of 'Indication'

From: GCIDE
  • Indication \In`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Act of pointing out or indicating. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. [1913 Webster]
  • The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Discovery made; information. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Med.) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies. Opposite of contraindication.
  • Syn: Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence; signal. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'indication'

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