Definition of indicant - WordReference.com Dictionary

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indicant
A	noun
	1	index, index number, indicant, indicator
			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
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚message; content; subject matter; substance ╚information; info ╚fact ╚index, index number, indicant, indicator ╚stock index; stock market index ╚short account ╚price index; price level ╚leading indicator ╚business index
	2	indication, indicant
			something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚relation ╚social relation ╚communication ╚indication, indicant ╚glimpse ╚mark; print ╚manifestation ╚pointing out ╚signalization; signalisation ╚symptom ╚trace; vestige; tincture; shadow ╚evidence ╚gesture

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