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Indication vs Signifying - What's the difference?

indication | signifying | Synonyms |

As a noun indication

is act of pointing out or indicating.

As a verb signifying is

present participle of lang=en.

indication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of pointing out or indicating.
  • 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. .
  • Discovery made; information.
  • (obsolete) Explanation]]; display. [[w:Francis Bacon, Francis Bacon .
  • (medicine) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
  • (finance) An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.

    • Related terms

    * index * indicate * indicator * indicative

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    signifying

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • * (c. 1603), Act V, Scene V:
    • Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
    that struts and frets his hour upon the stage
    and then is heard no more: it is a tale
    told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
    signifying nothing.