wskaźnik

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wskaźnik

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From wskazać +‎ -nik. First attested in 1832.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈfskaʑ.ɲik/

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• Rhymes: -aʑɲik
• Syllabification: wskaź‧nik

wskaźnik m inan (related adjective wskaźnikowy)

1. indicator (object that shows things on a map, drawing, etc.)
   1. (programming) pointer (icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse)
2. (mathematics, statistics) coefficient (number expressing the mutual ratio of several values)

   Synonym: współczynnik

3. (literary, figurative, by extension) indicator (that which is indicative of something)

   Synonym: barometr

4. indicator; gauge (measuring instrument that provides information about the quantitative state of something)
5. (chemistry) indicator (any of many substances, such as litmus, used to indicate the concentration of a substance, or the degree of a reaction)

   Synonym: znacznik

6. (sciences) indicator (specific chemical or physical property of a substance or material)
7. (economics) index, indicator (measure, such as unemployment rate, which can be used to predict economic trends)
8. (obsolete) indicator (pointer finger)

   Synonym: palec wskazujący

• wskaźnik in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• wskaźnik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “wskaźnik”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1919), “wskaźnik”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 7, Warsaw, page 738
• wskaźnik in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego