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BMI vs indicant

indicant vs BMI

BMI and indicant both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
BMI Yes No No No
indicant Yes No No No
As nouns, indicant is a hypernym of BMI; that is, indicant is a word with a broader meaning than BMI:
  • BMI: a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30
  • indicant: a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
Other hypernyms of BMI include index, index number, indicator.
BMI (noun) indicant (noun)
a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30 a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time
something that serves to indicate or suggest
Difference between BMI and indicant

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