indication
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- n something that serves to indicate or suggest
an indication of foul play
indications of strain - n the act of indicating or pointing out by name
- n (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure
the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics - n something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary
there were indications that it was time to leave - n a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm
- Albert Einstein remarked in 1932 that "there is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable.
- The sheer meanness and downright stupidity of the vituperation is an indication of the intellectual bankruptcy of what currently passes for black leadership.
- Can't figure out what gifts to give this holiday? If the searching behavior of 10 million Internet users is any indication, the item people most want is surprise! the iPod .