different between stats vs indicator

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æts

Noun

stats (uncountable)

1. (informal, in the singular) Clipping of statistics. (the subject)

   Stats is one of her favourite subjects at school.

2. (informal, in the plural, plural only) Clipping of statistics. (data, figures)

   What do the stats tell us?

3. (role-playing games, video games slang) Attributes of a unit in a game (e.g. health, damage output)

   Those items he bought really boosted his stats.

Related terms

• stat
• statistics

Anagrams

• tasts

Swedish

Noun

stats

1. indefinite genitive singular of stat

Anagrams

• satts

English

Etymology

From Late Latin indic?tor (“one who points out”), from Latin indic? (“point out”); see indicate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??n.d?.?ke?.t?(?)/

Noun

indicator (plural indicators)

1. A pointer or index that indicates something.
2. A meter or gauge.
3. The needle or dial on such a meter.
4. (chemistry) Any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction.
5. (ecology) A plant or animal whose presence is indicative of some specific environment.
6. (economics) A measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends.
7. (Britain, Australia, New Zealand, automotive) A turn signal; each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which indicate a turn is being made to left or right, or a lane change etc.

   Synonyms: (informal) blinker, directional, directional signal, direction indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, (chiefly US) turn signal

8. A bird, the honeyguide.

Derived terms

• economic indicator
• key performance indicator
• route indicator

Related terms

• index
• indicate
• indication
• indicative

Translations

Further reading

• indicator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• indicator in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• anidrotic, cardiotin

Latin

Etymology

From indic? (“point out, indicate, show”), from in (“in, at, on; into”) + dic? (“indicate; dedicate; set apart”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /in.di?ka?.tor/, [?n?d???kä?t??r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /in.di?ka.tor/, [in?d?i?k??t??r]

Noun

indic?tor m (genitive indic?t?ris); third declension

1. (Late Latin) Someone who points out.

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Related terms

Descendants

Verb

indic?tor

1. second-person singular future passive imperative of indic?
2. third-person singular future passive imperative of indic?

References

• indicator in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• indicator in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• indicator in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Romanian

Etymology

From French indicateur.

Noun

indicator n (plural indicatori)

1. indicator

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /indika?to?/, [?n?.d?i.ka?t?o?]

Noun

indicator m (plural indicatores)

1. honeyguide