index

Meaning

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. (especially) 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. (transitive) 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. (transitive) To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
6. To access a value in a data container by an index.
7. (transitive) To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.

Synonyms

indicator

exponent

list

index number

index finger

table of contents

forefinger

catalogue

pointer

register

guide

table

indices

gauge

signal

catalog

indication

indexing

sign

directory

schedule

contents

power

measure

mark

inventory

indicant

index mark

ind.

tablet

tabulation

token

reference

refer

registry

figure

journal

indexes

exponential

account

etc.

elevation

clue

document

clew

bill

directive

directionality

chart

💹

ind

Translations

index

indice

Index

índice

índice

index

indice

δείκτης

índex

Verzeichnis

indexer

indexeren

register

ευρετήριο

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɪndɛks/

Etymology

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

Sentences

In other words , the interest rate on the note exactly equals the index .

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

I don't suppose there's some sort of index to all this ?