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NOUN (5)

1. something that serves to indicate or suggest;
- Example: "an indication of foul play"
- Example: "indications of strain"
- Example: "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
[syn: indication, indicant]

2. the act of indicating or pointing out by name;
[syn: indication, denotation]

3. (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure;
- Example: "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"

4. something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary;
- Example: "there were indications that it was time to leave"

5. a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument;
- Example: "he could not believe the meter reading"
- Example: "the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm"
[syn: reading, meter reading, indication]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Indication \In`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. indicatio: cf. F.
   indication.]
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   1. Act of pointing out or indicating.
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   2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token;
      sign; symptom; evidence.
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            The frequent stops they make in the most convenient
            places are plain indications of their weariness.
                                                  --Addison.
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   3. Discovery made; information. --Bentley.
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   4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

indication
    n 1: 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]
    2: the act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn:
       indication, denotation]
    3: (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]
    4: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as
       expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was
       time to leave"
    5: 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]