index

n. list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order; indicator, sign; arrangement of data (Computers); price index, number which indicates changes in prices (Economics); statistical measure of the changes in a portfolio that represents a market

v. create an index (for a book); place in an index; indicate; adjust prices or salaries in accordance with changes in economic indicators; label and arrange data in an index table (Computers)

An index is a system used to make finding information easier.Index may also refer to:Index (publishing), a detailed list, usually arranged alphabetically, of the specific information in a publicationIndex cards in a rolodex or old card catalog, early and mid 20th century technologies for maintaining such listsIndex (mathematics), for various meanings of the word in mathematicsIndex (economics), a single number calculated from an array of prices and quantities.Index, Washington, a town in Snohomish County, Washington, United States.Index (typography), a largely obsolete punctuation mark
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Noun
1. a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
(hypernym) scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series
(hyponym) margin of safety, safety margin, margin of error
2. 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
(synonym) index number, indicant, indicator
(hypernym) fact
(hyponym) business index
3. a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
(synonym) exponent, power
(hypernym) mathematical notation
(hyponym) degree
4. an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
(hypernym) list, listing
(hyponym) concordance
(part-holonym) back matter, end matter
(part-meronym) key word
5. the finger next to the thumb
(synonym) index finger, forefinger
(hypernym) finger
Verb
1. list in an index
(hypernym) list
(hyponym) cross-index
2. provide with an index; "index the book"
(hypernym) supply, provide, render, furnish
(classification) publication, publishing
3. adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
(hypernym) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

n. index, list of subjects or other information arranged in alphabetical order (generally placed at the back of a book); arrangement of data (Computers); price index, number which indicates changes in prices (Economics)

n. forefinger, indicator, pointer, index, hand, concordance, first finger