Sign
A sign is a representation of an object that implies a connection between itself and its object. A natural sign bears a causal relation to its object—for instance, thunder is a sign of storm. A conventional sign signifies by agreement, as a full stop signifies the end of a sentence. (This is in contrast to a symbol which stands for another thing, as a flag may be a symbol of a nation).
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Famous quotes containing the word sign:
“There is an innocence in lying which is the sign of good faith in a cause.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (18441900)
“Why is it every careerist tries to turn his mother into a Madonnato prove his intellect is a virgin birth, papa had nothing to do with it? Its the sign of the misogynist.”
—Christina Stead (19021983)
“If we define a sign as an exact reference, it must include symbol because a symbol is an exact reference too. The difference seems to be that a sign is an exact reference to something definite and a symbol an exact reference to something indefinite.”
—William York Tindall (19031981)