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Index

noun

(pl. E. indexes, L. indices)

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. Synonyms: index number, indicant, indicator.

A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself. Synonyms: exponent, power.

An alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed.

The finger next to the thumb. Synonyms: forefinger, index finger.

verb

(past & past part. indexed; pres. part. indexing)

List in an index.

Provide with an index.

Adjust through indexation.

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— The Eustace Diamonds • Anthony Trollope

... all ornament; we ought to say, it is overladen with ornament; it is altogether one piece of gilt carving, for no other use.... This state-galley is a good index to show what the Venetians were, and what they considered themselves."—Travels in Italy, 1883, ...

— The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2 • George Gordon Byron

... image of his thought. He was never afraid to ask—never too dignified to admit that he did not know. No man had keener wit or kinder humor. He was not solemn. Solemnity is a mask worn by ignorance and hypocrisy—it is the preface, prologue, and index to the cunning or the stupid. He was natural in his life and thought—master of the story-teller's art, in illustration apt, in application perfect, liberal in speech, shocking Pharisees and prudes, using any word that ...

— Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday • Various

... language is admitted on all hands to be a good index of the character of the people using it. To cite but two instances: the firm, compact, stern mould in which a Latin sentence is cast seems only the natural mode of expression for those who so firmly, compactly and sternly carried their eagles in triumph over the ...

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