indication

noun7

1. •
   An act of pointing out or indicating.
2. •
   A fact that shows that something exists or may happen.

   • There's no indication that the fire was caused by criminals.
   • All the indications point to drink-driving as the cause of the accident.
3. •
   Any symptom or occurrence in a disease that serves to direct to suitable remedies; the problem that warrants and prompts the use of a diagnostic test, imaging mode, or treatment (e.g., medication, surgical procedure).

   • Influenza and suspected influenza are FDA-approved indications for oseltamivir.
   • In the United States, major depressive disorder is an off-label indication for clomipramine, but in various other countries, it is an approved indication.
4. •
   A discovery made; information.
5. •
   A declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
6. •
   (rare) A mark or another symbol used to represent something.
7. •
   (no longer used) An explanation; a display.

   • For the indication either proceeds from one experiment to another; or else from experiments to axioms; which axioms themselves suggest new experiments. — 1627