Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The use of signals; in railroading, the business of controlling the traffic by means of signals.
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- verb Present participle of
signal . - noun biochemistry The
sending of abiochemical signal
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- noun any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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Examples
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I think that signaling is not the only reason for getting a degree but that it is a bigger reason than getting knowledge/training is.
The Creation of Ritual Goods, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The "vigilance" phrase is widely seen as a code word signaling that a rate increase is likely the following month.
European Stocks Climb Barbara Kollmeyer 2011
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PARIS — WPP PLC, the world's largest marketing company by revenue, joined peers in signaling a recovery in the advertising industry by saying Friday that third-quarter sales rose 12%.
Ad-Industry Recovery Lifts WPP's Sales Ruth Bender 2010
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Another issue with the signaling is in some industries, the government certification (another signal) require college education.
The Creation of Ritual Goods, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The "vigilance" phrase is widely seen as a code word signaling that a rate increase is likely the following month.
European Stocks Climb Barbara Kollmeyer 2011
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The fact that it works without top-down coordination, that the right number of pencils get manufactured each year without a pencil czar, is a testament to the power of a few simple tools, particularly price, in signaling to individuals where they might best employ their own time and capital.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » The Corporate State: A Love Story 2009
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I don't doubt a lot of signaling is going on but suspect even more mis-signaling.
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The difficulty with signaling is the lack of clarity about just what is signaled.
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I agree that signaling is important, but I do not see how signaling alone justifies the diversity of classes and departments that most universities offer.
The Education of Educators, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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The amount of entrepreneurial effort that goes into parental class signaling is probably over 50% of luxury purchases.
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Moreover, if discussion of "vice signaling" continues to catch on, we can look forward to lots of arguments about whether someone is "virtue signaling" or "vice signaling," depending on whether they are expressing good or bad values.
Moral Grandstanding and Virtue Signaling: The Same Thing? Brandon Warmke, Ph.D., and Justin Tosi, Ph.D. 2020
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