Indication - Definition

n 1: something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an
indication of foul play"; "indications of strain";
"symptoms are the prime indicants of disease" [syn:
indication, indicant]
2: the act of indicating or pointing out by name [syn:
indication, denotation]
3: (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a
procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an
indication for the use of antibiotics" [ant:
contraindication]
4: something (as a course of action) that is indicated as
expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was
time to leave"
5: a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user
by a meter or similar instrument; "he could not believe the
meter reading"; "the barometer gave clear indications of an
approaching storm" [syn: reading, meter reading,
indication]