» indicant

Noun (2 meanings)

1. something that serves to indicate or suggest.

indication, indicant

Examples:
  • “an indication of foul play”,
  • “indications of strain”,
  • “symptoms are the prime indicants of disease”
indicant is a type of:
  • communication (noun) - something that is communicated by or to or between people or groups
types of indicant:
  • manifestation (noun) - a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing
  • mark, print (noun) - a visible indication made on a surface
  • pointing out (noun) - indication by demonstration
  • signalization, signalisation (noun) - a conspicuous indication
  • smoke (noun) - an indication of some hidden activity
  • symptom (noun) - anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
  • trace, vestige, tincture, shadow (noun) - an indication that something has been present
indicant is derivationally related to:

2. 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.

index, index number, indicant, indicator

indicant is a type of:
  • fact (noun) - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
types of indicant:
  • body mass index, BMI (noun) - a measure of someone's weight in relation to height
  • business index (noun) - a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions
  • leading indicator (noun) - one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy
  • price index, price level (noun) - an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time
  • short account (noun) - the aggregate of short sales on an open market