Denotation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of denoting, or something (such as a symbol) that denotes The primary, literal or explicit meaning of a word, phrase or symbol; that which a word denotes, as contrasted with its connotation; the aggregate or set of objects of which a word may be predicated. The intension and extension of a word Something signified or referred to; a particular meaning of a symbol The surface or literal meaning encoded to a signifier, and the definition most likely to appear in a dictionary Any mathematical object which describes the meanings of expressions from the languages, formalized in the theory of denotational semantics A first level of analysis: what the audience can visually see on a page. Denotation often refers to something literal, and avoids being a metaphor.
Indication
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Act of pointing out or indicating.That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence.Discovery made; information.Explanation; display. Francis Bacon.Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.An declared approximation of the price at which a traded security is likely to commence trading.
Example sentence: I've never been in a business where safety performance was excellent and the business performance was not, so they go hand in hand, and for me, safety performance is an indication of discipline, of focus and of how joined up an organisation is.