Defenition of the word index
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Defenition of the word index
- A list of record surrogates arranged in order of some attribute expressible in machine-orderable form.
(Source: MGH)
- a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
- an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
- a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
- adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
- provide with an index, as of a book
- list in an index
- the finger next to the thumb
- 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
- provide with an index; "index the book"
- adjust through indexation
- provide with an index
Synonyms for the word index
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- alphabetical listing
- catalog
- directory
- exponent
- file
- forefinger
- guide
- index finger
- index number
- indicant
- indicator
- key
- manifestation
- mark
- pointer
- power
- sign
- symbol
Similar words in the index
Meronymys for the word index
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- back matter
- end matter
- key word
Hyponyms for the word index
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- bmi
- body mass index
- business index
- concordance
- cross-index
- degree
- leading indicator
- log
- logarithm
- margin of error
- margin of safety
- price index
- price level
- safety margin
- short account
- stock index
- stock market index
Hypernyms for the word index
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- determine
- fact
- finger
- furnish
- graduated table
- influence
- list
- listing
- mathematical notation
- mold
- ordered series
- provide
- regulate
- render
- scale
- scale of measurement
- shape
- supply
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