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English Dictionary: Index	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Index
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
index n a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number 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 Synonym(s): index, index number, indicant, indicator a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself Synonym(s): exponent, power, index an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed the finger next to the thumb Synonym(s): index, index finger, forefinger v list in an index provide with an index; "index the book" adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Index \In"dex\, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}([?]). [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 [[b5]] used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; -- called also {fist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Index \In"dex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indexed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indexing}.] To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Index \In"dex\, n. The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Index, WA (town, FIPS 33175) Location: 47.82071 N, 121.55239 W Population (1990): 139 (102 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
index (Plural "indices" or "indexes") 1. A number used to select an element of a list, vector, {array} or other sequence. Such indices are nearly always non-negative integers but see {associative array}. 2. See {inverted index}. [Other kinds?] 3. A {search engine}. 4. A {subject index}. 4. See {coefficient of X}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-04-09)