indication
/ɪndɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun B2- An act of pointing out or indicating.
- A fact that shows that something exists or may happen. · There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.· All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.
- A discovery made; information.
- Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure). · Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir.
- A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
Plural indications
From the library
“I see no indication whatever of your having slaughtered a sheep, while I do see very plainly every preparation for your dining on a bull.”
What indications have we as to this book?”
What other indications have we as to the nature of this large book?
These are only a few indications, but they may assist you.”
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