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LEADING INDICATOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
One of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("leading indicator" is a kind of...):
index; index number; indicant; 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)
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