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Noun indication has 5 senses

indication, indicant - something that serves to indicate or suggest; "an indication of foul play"; "indications of strain"; "symptoms are the prime indicants of disease"
--₁ is a kind of communication
--₁ has particulars:

Derived forms: verb indicate₄, verb indicate₁

indication, denotation - the act of indicating or pointing out by name
--₂ is a kind of naming

Derived form: verb indicate₂
indication - (medicine) a reason to prescribe a drug or perform a procedure; "the presence of bacterial infection was an indication for the use of antibiotics"
--₃ is a kind of reason
Antonyms: contraindication

Derived forms: verb indicate₅, verb indicate₁
indication - something (as a course of action) that is indicated as expedient or necessary; "there were indications that it was time to leave"
--₄ is a kind of advice

Derived forms: verb indicate₅, verb indicate₄
reading, meter reading, indication - 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"
--₅ is a kind of datum, data point
--₅ has particulars: clock time, time; miles per hour, mph
Derived form: verb indicate₄