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index

('/I/nd/E/ks )

a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number(noun.linkdef)

source: wordnet30
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(noun.communication)

Synonym:
index number, indicant, indicator

source: wordnet30
a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself(noun.communication)

Synonym:
exponent, power

source: wordnet30
an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed(noun.communication)

source: wordnet30
the finger next to the thumb(noun.body)

Synonym:
forefinger, index finger

source: wordnet30
That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, or discloses.(noun)

source: webster1913
The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of the cranium.(noun)

source: webster1913

list in an index(verb.social)

source: wordnet30
provide with an index(verb.possession)

Example:
Index the book.

source: wordnet30
adjust through indexation(verb.cognition)

Example:
The government indexes wages and prices.

source: wordnet30
To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.(verb)

source: webster1913

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