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leading indicator

leading indicator noun: a phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of a more important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction.

Noun

leading indicator (plural leading indicators)

  1. A phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of a more important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction.
  2. A phenomenon that is predictive of the overall level of economic activity, especially one for which reliable statistics are available; a leading economic indicator.

Forms of leading indicator

pluralleading indicators

Questions about leading indicator

What does leading indicator mean?
Leading indicator means a phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of a more important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction.
What part of speech is leading indicator?
Leading indicator is a noun.
What is the plural of leading indicator?
The plural of leading indicator is leading indicators.

Words near leading indicator in the dictionary

  1. leading gentleman
  2. leading gentlemen
  3. leading hand
  4. leading hands
  5. leading in
  6. leading indicator
  7. leading indicators
  8. leading ladies
  9. leading lady
  10. leading light
  11. leading lights

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