indicator

indicator
noun sign showing what sth is like
ADJECTIVE
▪ accurate, good, reliable, sure
▪ poor, unreliable
▪

Level of education is actually a poor indicator of ability to run a business well.

▪ sensitive
▪ crude, rough
▪ simple
▪ key, main, major
▪ important, significant
▪ useful, valuable
▪ lagging, leading (both economics, both esp. AmE)
▪

The stock market is seen as a leading indicator of economic growth.

▪ economic, financial, macroeconomic, performance, social, socio-economic
▪

performance indicators such as language and numeracy skills

▪ prognostic (medical)
VERB + INDICATOR
▪ be, serve as
▪

These warts can serve as an indicator of other infections.

▪ provide (sb with)
▪ regard sth as, see sth as, take sth as
▪

Gold prices are often seen as an indicator of inflation.

▪ use (sth as)
▪ develop
▪

It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science.

INDICATOR + VERB
▪ point to sth, show sth, suggest sth
▪

Economic indicators suggest that a recovery is on the way.

PREPOSITION
▪ indicator for
▪

an indicator for the presence of minerals


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