indication

indication (ˌɪndɪˈkeɪʃən)

—n
1.	something that serves to indicate or suggest; sign: an indication of foul play
2.	the degree or quantity represented on a measuring instrument or device
3.	the action of indicating
4.	something that is indicated as advisable, necessary, or expedient

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Word Origin & History

indication

1540s, from L. indicationem (nom. indicatio) "valuation," from indicare "point out, show," from in- "in" + dicare "proclaim," from stem of dicere "to speak, to say" (see diction).

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Medical Dictionary

indication in·di·ca·tion (ĭn'dĭ-kā'shən)
n.

Something that points to or suggests the proper treatment of a disease, as that demanded by its cause or symptoms.
Something indicated as necessary or expedient, as in the administration of a drug.
The degree indicated by a measuring instrument.

Example sentences

Solar maximum is coming and if the wind-up is any indication, we'll get to see quite a show when it peaks.

We can only enumerate them here, without much indication of their particular bearing.

Nor any indication of how this virus might travel from one human to another.

The tooth evidence provided no clear indication for either meat-eating or

omnivorous habits.

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