Dictionary entry details
• INDEX (noun)
Meaning:
A numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("index" is a kind of...):
graduated table; ordered series; scale; scale of measurement (an ordered reference standard)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "index"):
margin of error; margin of safety; safety margin (the margin required in order to insure safety)
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
indicator; index number; indicant; index
Hypernyms ("index" is a kind of...):
fact (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "index"):
stock index; stock market index (index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks)
short account (the aggregate of short sales on an open market)
price index; price level (an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time)
leading indicator (one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future)
business index (a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions)
Meaning:
A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
exponent; index; power
Hypernyms ("index" is a kind of...):
mathematical notation (a notation used by mathematicians)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "index"):
degree (the highest power of a term or variable)
log; logarithm (the exponent required to produce a given number)
Meaning:
An alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("index" is a kind of...):
list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))
Meronyms (parts of "index"):
key word (a significant word used in indexing or cataloging)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "index"):
concordance (an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts)
Holonyms ("index" is a part of...):
back matter; end matter (written matter following the main text of a book)
Meaning:
The finger next to the thumb
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
forefinger; index finger; index
Hypernyms ("index" is a kind of...):
finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))
• INDEX (verb)
Meaning:
List in an index
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "index" is one way to...):
list (include in a list)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "index"):
cross-index (make an index that refers from one point to the next)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Provide with an index
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
index the book
Hypernyms (to "index" is one way to...):
furnish; provide; render; supply (provide or furnish with)
Domain category:
publication; publishing (the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Adjust through indexation
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Context example:
The government indexes wages and prices
Hypernyms (to "index" is one way to...):
determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape (shape or influence; give direction to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
