symptom vs indicant

indicant vs symptom

symptom and indicant both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
symptom	Yes	No	No	No
indicant	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, indicant is a hypernym of symptom; that is, indicant is a word with a broader meaning than symptom:

symptom: anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence
indicant: something that serves to indicate or suggest

Other hypernyms of symptom include indication.

symptom (noun)	indicant (noun)
anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence	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
(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease	something that serves to indicate or suggest

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