leading indicator
English
Noun
leading indicator (plural leading indicators)
- A phenomenon that generally occurs in advance of a more important phenomenon, aiding in its prediction.
- (economics) A phenomenon that is predictive of the overall level of economic activity, especially one for which reliable statistics are available; a leading economic indicator.
Coordinate terms
- concurrent indicator, lagging indicator
See also
- Leading indicators on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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