index

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
2. The index finger; the forefinger.
3. A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
4. A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
5. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
6. A sign; an indication; a token.
7. 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.
8. A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
9. A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
10. A raised suffix indicating a power.
11. An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
12. A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
13. The number of cosets that exist.
14. (obsolete) A prologue indicating what follows.

Verb

1. To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
2. To inventory; to take stock.
3. To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
4. To measure by an associated value.
5. To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
6. To access a value in a data container by an index.

Concepten

index

indexeren

register

aanwijzing

tafel

tabel

aanduiding

inhoudsopgave

teken

inhoud

lijst

catalogus

hint

sein

exponent

aanwijzing

lijst

naald

wijsvinger

wijzer

inhoudsregister

gebaar

indicatie

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɪndɛks/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Latin index (“a discoverer, informer, spy; of things, an indicator, the forefinger, a title, superscription”), from indicō (“point out, show”); see indicate.

Zinnen

Let W be drawn uniformly over this set as an index .

Laat W uniform over deze set worden getrokken als een index.