leading indicator vs indicator

indicator vs leading indicator

leading indicator and indicator both are nouns.

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

As nouns, indicator is a hypernym of leading indicator; that is, indicator is a word with a broader meaning than leading indicator:

leading indicator: one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future
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 leading indicator include index, index number, indicant.

leading indicator (noun)	indicator (noun)
one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future	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

Difference between leading indicator and indicator

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