Sekirov Dictionary

index

/ˈɪndɛks/

noun 14
verb 7
forms 5

noun14

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An alphabetical listing of items and their location.
- The index of a book lists words or expressions and the pages of the book upon which they are to be found.
- This encyclopedia includes a topical index.
A single number calculated from an array of prices or of quantities.
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A number representing a property or ratio; a coefficient.
- In other words, we predict that the index for a new pair of materials can be obtained from the indexes of the individual materials, both against air or against vacuum. — 1963
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The number of cosets that exist.
- The index of 2ℤ in ℤ is 2.
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That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.
- Among the gravity indexes is the severance of diplomatic relations.
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A sign; an indication; a token.
- His son's empty guffaws […] struck him with pain as the indices of a weak mind. — 1887
The index finger; the forefinger.
An integer or other key indicating the location of data, e.g. within an array, vector, database table, associative array, or hash table.
A data structure that improves the performance of operations on a table.
A movable finger on a gauge, scale, etc.
A symbol resembling a pointing hand, used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.
A raised suffix indicating a power.
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.
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(no longer used) A prologue indicating what follows.
- Ay me, what act, that roars so loud and thunders in the index? — 1599

verb7

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To arrange an index for something, especially a long text.
- MySQL does not index short words and common words.
To normalise in order to account for inflation; to correct for inflation by linking to a price index in order to maintain real levels.
To measure by an associated value.
To access a value in a data container by an index.
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To be indexical for (some situation or state of affairs); to indicate.
- For example, the feature I indexes the current speaker in the speech event and you, the current addressee. — 2008
To use a mechanism to move an object to a precise location.
To inventory; to take stock.

forms

indexed · indexing · indexes · index's · indices

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