indicator
US /ˈɪndəˌkeɪtɚ/
Definition
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
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Rising employment is an important indicator of a healthy economy.
Word Family
Synonyms
- benchmarka standard by which something can be measured or judged
- metrica function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them
- gaugea measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc
Collocations
- Easy fuel indicatorto fuel indicator, meaning to provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
- Medium key performance indicatorto key performance indicator, meaning to identify as in botany or biology, for example
- Hard macroeconomic indicators for forecastingdescribing macroeconomic indicators for forecasting (of or relating to macroeconomics)
- Very Hard leading indicator of severe recessionto leading indicator of severe recession, meaning to take somebody somewhere
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