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indicant

indicant

9.5
A sign that suggests a problem
  • noun
  • /ˈɪndɪkənt/
translation icon : indicador
  • The rapid increase in test scores is a clear indicant of the school's improved teaching methods.

Examples

  • Sternberg argues that the major indicants of successful intelligence in contemporary U.S. culture are analytic abilities, creative abilities, and practical abilities.

    Academic text (2006)

  • One theoretical framework for understanding indicants of motivation (i.e., persistence, task choice, and exerted effort) is Elliot's (1999) hierarchical model.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The experiential theory addresses the question of the relative novelty of the task chosen as an indicant of intelligence for the person in question.

    Academic text (2006)

  • Dullness and disinterest in class can be an indicant of a student's lack of engagement with the subject.

  • Changes in behavior during the meeting were an indicant of the team's underlying concerns.

Synonyms

indication
vsindicant
382 3.9

A sign that shows something is true or likely

is a general sign or symptom rather than direct measurement
indicator
vsindicant
9 3.4

A sign that something is true or happening

is a broader sign or symptom rather than a specific measurable signal

How Indicative

proof
∞ 2.5
evidence
∞ 1.8
indicator
  • Specialized
3 4.3
sign
∞ 3.2
indicant
9.5
clue
966 1.0
to hint
136 2.0

Surface Forms

indicant singular
indicants plural

Morphology

indicant = indicate (transparent) = indicate + ant

Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ant' to the verb 'indicate', yielding a noun meaning 'something that indicates', which is directly predictable from the base.

Etymology

Indicant comes from the same root as indicate, which means 'to point out', and is like an index that points to something. So an indicant is a sign or symptom that points to a condition, like a fever pointing to an infection.