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index of refraction
a number indicating the speed of light in a given medium as either the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to that in the given medium (absolute index of refraction) or the ratio of the speed of light in a specified medium to that in the given medium (relative index of refraction) Symbol: n. -
consumer price index
The consumer price index is an official measure of the rate of inflation within a country's economy. The abbreviation CPI is also used. -
temperature-humidity index
a number representing an estimate of the effect of temperature and moisture on humans, computed by multiplying the sum of dry-bulb and wet-bulb temperature readings by 0.4 and adding 15, with 65 assumed as the highest comfortable index. Abbreviation: T.H.I. -
absolute index of refraction
a number indicating the speed of light in a given medium as either the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to that in the given medium (absolute index of refraction) or the ratio of the speed of light in a specified medium to that in the given medium (relative index of refraction) Symbol: n. -
body mass index
A person's body mass index is a measurement that represents the relationship between their weight and their height. -
concordance
If there is concordance between two things, they are similar to each other or consistent with each other.