Indicator vs Indication - What's the difference?
indicator | indication | Related terms |
A pointer or index that indicates something.
A meter or gauge.
The needle or dial on such a meter.
(chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
(ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
(economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
(UK, Australia) A trafficator.
A bird, the honeyguide.
Act of pointing out or indicating.
That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.
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.
Indication is a related term of indicator.
As nouns the difference between indicator and indication
is that indicator is a pointer or index that indicates something while indication is act of pointing out or indicating.indicator
English
(wikipedia indicator)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* blinker (informal), directional, directional signal, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal (US)Derived terms
* economic indicator * key performance indicatorExternal links
* * ----indication
English
Noun
(en noun)- The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. .