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body mass index vs indicator

indicator vs body mass index

body mass index and indicator both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
body mass index Yes No No No
indicator Yes No No No
As nouns, indicator is a hypernym of body mass index; that is, indicator is a word with a broader meaning than body mass index:
  • body mass index: 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
  • indicator: 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 body mass index include index, index number, indicant.
body mass index (noun) indicator (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 device for showing the operating condition of some system
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
a signal for attracting attention
(chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
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