fact vs indicator

indicator vs fact

fact and indicator both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fact	Yes	No	No	No
indicator	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indicator is a hyponym of fact; that is, indicator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fact:

fact: a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened
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 hyponyms of fact include book, record, record book, basics, rudiments, index, index number, indicant.

fact (noun)	indicator (noun)
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred	a device for showing the operating condition of some system
a concept whose truth can be proved	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 statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened	a signal for attracting attention
an event known to have happened or something known to have existed	(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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