English noun: indicant | |||
1. | indicant (communication) something that serves to indicate or suggest | ||
Samples | An indication of foul play. Indications of strain. Symptoms are the prime indicants of disease. | ||
Synonyms | indication | ||
Broader (hypernym) | communication | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | clue, evidence, forerunner, gesture, glimpse, harbinger, herald, hint, manifestation, mark, pointing out, precursor, predecessor, print, shadow, signalisation, signalization, smoke, symptom, tincture, trace, vestige | ||
2. | indicant (communication) 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 | ||
Synonyms | index, index number, indicator | ||
Broader (hypernym) | fact | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | BMI, body mass index, business index, leading indicator, price index, price level, short account, stock index, stock market index | ||