An alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places where they occur, typically found at the end of a book.
The book's index helped me quickly find the chapter on climate change.
A sign or measure of something.
The stock market index rose by 2% today.
A number or ratio derived from a series of observations and used as an indicator or measure.
The consumer price index is used to measure inflation.
A pointer or indicator, especially on a measuring instrument.
The index on the gauge showed that the pressure was too high.
A symbol or number used to denote a power or root in mathematics.
In the expression x^2, the number 2 is the index.
(Computing) A data pointer or structure that enables fast retrieval of information within a larger set, such as a database table or an array.
The database uses a B-tree index to speed up search queries.
(Anatomy, informal) The index finger.
He raised his index to signal silence.
indexverb
To record or list items in an index.
The librarian will index all the new books by the end of the week.
To adjust or link something to a particular index or indicator.
The company decided to index wages to inflation rates.
To serve as a sign or indicator of; to reflect.
These trends index a growing dissatisfaction among voters.
indexadjektiv
Relating to or based on an index; tracking or reflecting the movement of an index.
Many investors prefer index funds because of their low fees.
Indicative; serving to reveal or point out.
Index symptoms can help doctors recognize the disease early.
indicessubstantiv
Plural form of index, which is an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc., with references to the places where they occur, typically found at the end of a book.
The book's indices helped me quickly find the information I needed.
A statistical measure of change in a representative group of individual data points, often used in finance to track the performance of a group of assets.
The stock market indices showed a significant increase by the end of the trading day.
A mathematical notation used to denote the position of an element in a sequence or array.
In the array, the indices start from zero, not one.