Indication

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Origin

From Old French indication, from Latin indicātiō ("a showing, indicating the value of something; valuation"), from indicō ("point out, indicate, show; value"); see indicate; confer French indication, Spanish indicación, Italian indicazione.

Full definition of indication

Noun

1. Act of pointing out or indicating.
2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Joseph Addison.
3. Discovery made; information.
4. (obsolete) Explanation; display. Francis Bacon.
5. (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
6. (finance) An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

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