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leading indicators

leading indicators is the plural of leading indicator.

Meaning of leading indicator

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.

Questions about leading indicators

What is leading indicators the plural of?
Leading indicators is the plural of leading indicator.

Words near leading indicators in the dictionary

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

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