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The phrase "indicates less than" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when describing a situation where a value or quantity is below a certain threshold.
Example: "The data indicates less than 50% of participants were satisfied with the service."
Alternatives: "shows fewer than" or "suggests below".
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A score of 1 indicates less than complete cartilaginous union with evidence of fibrous tissue in the callus.
A score of 3 indicates less than complete bony union as evidenced by the presence of a small amount of cartilage in the fracture callus.
A full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of ∼60 meV in room temperature (RT) photoluminescence (PL) spectrum indicates less than 20 meV fluctuation in electrostatic potential.
Bush genially complains, in a way that indicates less than complete displeasure, about the deference people show him in the Oval Office, even people who have come intending to criticize or disagree with him.
For example, the absolute value function |x| is defined to be x when x ≥ 0 but −x when x < 0 (where ≥ indicates greater than or equal to and < indicates less than).
Class 1 indicates less than 100,000 CFU/ml.
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High residual of fruit, vegetables, and berries intake (above zero) indicates that the participant with a given vitamin C level consumes more than the average quantity of fruit, vegetables, and berries, whereas low residual of fruit, vegetables, and berries intake (below zero) indicates less-than-average intake of these food classes.
Adequate fit statistics were considered to be CFI ≥0.95, RMSEA ≤0.08 and SRMR ≤0.06, bolded fit indices indicate less than satisfactory fit, * severe model estimation difficulties.
While adages such as "take your worst estimate and double it" are often fairly accurate, they usually indicate less-than-ideally managed projects.
The results indicated less than a 4% deviation between the diode and ion chamber measured dose for both photon and electron beams.
Yet, relatively few strategies some studies indicate less than 10% carry through to successful execution and, on average, companies deliver only 50-60% of the financial performance that their strategies and sales forecasts promise.
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