ALL meanings of index
in·dex
I i - countable noun index In mathematics, indices are the little numbers that show how many times you must multiply a number by itself. In the equation 3² = 9, the number 2 is an index. 0
- noun index A sign; an indication; a token. 0
- noun index an alphabetical list of persons, places, subjects, etc, mentioned in the text of a printed work, usually at the back, and indicating where in the work they are referred to 0
- noun index (linguistics) A type of noun where the meaning of the form changes with respect to the context. E.g., 'Today's newspaper' is an indexical form since its referent will differ depending on the context. See also icon and symbol. 0
- noun index a systematic list of book titles or author's names, giving cross-references and the location of each book; catalogue 0
- noun index (economics) A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities. 0
- noun index an indication, sign, or token 0
- noun index (sciences) A number representing a property or ratio, a coefficient. 0
- noun index a pointer, needle, or other indicator, as on an instrument 0
- noun index (mathematics) A raised suffix indicating a power. 0
- noun index a number or variable placed as a superscript to the left of a radical sign indicating by its value the root to be extracted, as in 3√8 = 2 0
- noun index (computing, chiefly programming and databases) An integer or other key indicating the location of data e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table. 0
- noun index a subscript or superscript to the right of a variable to express a set of variables, as in using xi for x1, x2, x3, etc 0
- noun index (computing, databases) A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table. 0
- noun index a numerical scale by means of which variables, such as levels of the cost of living, can be compared with each other or with some base number 0
- noun index (Obsolete (No longer in use)) A prologue indicating what follows. 0
- noun index a number or ratio indicating a specific characteristic, property, etc 0
- verb index (Transitive Verb) To arrange an index for something, especially a long text. 0
- noun index a printer's mark (☛) used to indicate notes, paragraphs, etc 0
- verb index To inventory, to take stock. 0
- noun index a table of contents or preface 0
- verb index (Transitive Verb) (linguistics) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate. 0
- verb index to put an index in (a book) 0
- verb index to enter (a word, item, etc) in an index 0
- verb index to point out; indicate 0
- verb index to index-link 0
- verb index to move (a machine or a workpiece held in a machine tool) so that one particular operation will be repeated at certain defined intervals 0
- noun index index finger 0
- noun index a pointer or indicator, as the needle on a dial 0
- noun index a thing that points out; indication; sign; representation 0
- noun index an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. together with the page numbers where they appear in the text, usually placed at the end of a book or other publication 0
- noun index thumb index 0
- noun index a list describing the items of a collection and where they may be found; catalog 0
- noun index Index Librorum Prohibitorum 0
- noun index Index Expurgatorius 0
- noun index a periodical that lists books according to subject, with publishing information and summary of contents 0
- noun index the relation or ratio of one amount or dimension to another, or the formula expressing this relation 0
- noun index a number used to measure change in prices, wages, employment, production, etc.: it shows percentage variation from an arbitrary standard, usually 100, representing the status at some earlier time 0
- noun index exponent (sense 4) 0
- noun index a subscript 0
- noun index an integer or symbol placed above and to the left of a radical 0
- noun index a sign 57413 calling attention to something; fist 0
- verb transitive index to make an index of or for 0
- verb transitive index to include in an index 0
- verb transitive index to supply with a thumb index 0
- verb transitive index to be an index, or sign, of; indicate 0
- verb transitive index to adjust (wages, interest rates, etc.) automatically to changes in the cost of living 0
- verb index To index a machine or a workpiece held in a machine tool means to move it so that one particular operation will be repeated at particular intervals. 0
- noun index An index is a grouping of the combined values of stocks or securities that is used to track changes over time. 0
- noun index An index is a system by which prices and costs can be compared to those of a previous date. 0