What does "indication" mean?

Indication: That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.

Additional senses

  1. 2.Discovery made; information. Bentley.
  2. 3.Explanation; display. [Obs.] Bacon.
  3. 4.(Med.) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.

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