INDICATOR
Definition:
- [noun] a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
Synonyms: index, index number, indicant
- [noun] a signal for attracting attention
- [noun] a device for showing the operating condition of some system
- [noun] (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
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Related Words:
- business index
- leading indicator
- price index, price level
- short account
- stock index, stock market index
- reference point, point of reference, reference
- air sock, air sleeve, wind sock, wind sleeve
- annunciator
- cursor, pointer
- dial
- fuel gauge, fuel indicator
- gnomon
- level, spirit level
- pilot light, pilot lamp, indicator lamp
- pointer
- scale
- test paper
- tidemark
- absorption indicator
- acid-base indicator
- alpha-naphthol test, Molisch's test, Molisch test, Molisch reaction
- oxidation-reduction indicator
