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| in·dex [ ín dèks ] |
noun (plural in·dex·es or in·di·ces [ índi sz ]) |
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1. alphabetical reference list: an alphabetical list of topics, people, or titles, giving the location of where they are mentioned in a text
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2. catalog: a list of items in a set or collection such as the books in a library, usually including details of where to find them
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3. publication listing articles: a periodical or book that lists published work alphabetically by subject, title, or author
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4. printing
Same as thumb index
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5. number expressing relationship: a scale, or a number on it, that expresses the price, value, or level of something in relation to something else or to a base number
  the consumer price index
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6. indicator: an indicator or sign of something
One index of the gravity of the situation is the severance of diplomatic relations.
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7. pointer: a pointer or needle, especially on a piece of scientific equipment
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8. printing character: a character ☞ used by printers to draw attention to a paragraph, section, or note
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9. mathematics
Same as exponent (sense 4)
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10. mathematics number given as superscript: a number or variable given as a superscript before a square-root sign showing which root is to be taken
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11. mathematics subscript or superscript identifying element: a subscript or superscript numeral that identifies an element or range in a set or sequence
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verb (past and past participle in·dexed, present participle in·dex·ing, 3rd person present singular in·dex·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb make index for something: to compile an index for something such as a book or computer record
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2. transitive verb put something in index: to enter something such as a name, title, subject, or keyword in an index
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3. transitive verb indicate something: to be a sign or indicator of something
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formal
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4. transitive verb economics subject something to indexation: to subject a variable such as wages to indexation
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin, "forefinger," literally "pointer" < Indo-European, "to show"] |
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| in·dex·er noun |
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