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Definition of Index
1. Noun. A numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number.
Generic synonyms: Graduated Table, Ordered Series, Scale, Scale Of Measurement
2. Verb. List in an index.
3. Noun. A number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time.
Generic synonyms: Fact
Specialized synonyms: Bmi, Body Mass Index, Business Index, Leading Indicator, Price Index, Price Level, Short Account, Stock Index, Stock Market Index
4. Verb. Provide with an index. "Index the book"
Generic synonyms: Furnish, Provide, Render, Supply
Derivative terms: Indexer, Indexing
5. Noun. A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
Specialized synonyms: Degree, Log, Logarithm
Generic synonyms: Mathematical Notation
Derivative terms: Exponential
6. Verb. Adjust through indexation. "The government indexes wages and prices"
7. Noun. An alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed.
Group relationships: Back Matter, End Matter
Generic synonyms: List, Listing
Specialized synonyms: Concordance
Derivative terms: Indexical
8. Noun. The finger next to the thumb.
Definition of Index
1. n. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
2. v. t. To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
3. n. The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.
Definition of Index
1. a type of reference guide at the end of a book [n INDEXES or INDICES] / to provide with an index [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Medical Definition of Index
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Origin: L., cf. F. Index. See Indicate, Diction.
1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses. "Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants." (Arbuthnot)
2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; called also fist.
3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
4. A prologue indicating what follows.
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