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INDEX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: indices   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The finger next to the thumb

Synonyms:

forefinger; index; index finger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("index" is a kind of...):

finger (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb))

Sense 2

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)

Derivation:

index (provide with an index)

index (list in an index)

indexical (of or relating to or serving as an index)

Sense 3

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

Synonyms:

index; index number; indicant; indicator

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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"):

BMI; body mass index (a measure of someone's weight in relation to height; to calculate one's BMI, multiply one's weight in pounds and divide that by the square of one's height in inches; overweight is a BMI greater than 25; obese is a BMI greater than 30)

business index (a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions)

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)

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)

short account (the aggregate of short sales on an open market)

stock index; stock market index (index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks)

Sense 4

Meaning:

A mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself

Synonyms:

exponent; index; power

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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)

Sense 5

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)

Derivation:

index (adjust through indexation)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adjust through indexation

Example:

The government indexes wages and prices

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "index" is one way to...):

determine; influence; mold; regulate; shape (shape or influence; give direction to)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

indexation (a system of economic regulation: wages and interest are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to reduce the effects of inflation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Provide with an index

Example:

index the book

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

Hypernyms (to "index" is one way to...):

furnish; provide; render; supply (give something useful or necessary to)

Domain category:

publication; publishing (the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

index (an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)

indexer (someone who provides an index)

indexing (the act of classifying and providing an index in order to make items easier to retrieve)

Sense 3

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

Derivation:

index (an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)

indexer (someone who provides an index)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Minutes times picograms per milliliter (area under the curve), divided by kilograms per meter squared (body mass index).

(Minute Times Picogram per Milliliter per Kilogram per Meter Squared, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Minutes times milligrams per milliliter (area under the curve), divided by kilograms per meter squared (body mass index).

(Minute Times Milligram per Milliliter per Kilogram per Meter Squared, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Minutes times micromoles per liter (area under the curve), divided by kilograms per meter squared (body mass index).

(Minute Times Micromole per Liter per Kilogram per Meter Squared, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the curve (AUC) for the defined interval between doses (TAU) divided by the body mass index.

(AUC Over Dosing Interval Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the curve (AUC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the body mass index.

(AUC Infinity Predicted Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) from the time of dosing to the last measurable concentration divided by the body mass index.

(AUMC Dosing to Last Concentration Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the observed value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the body mass index.

(AUMC Infinity Observed Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the moment curve (AUMC) extrapolated to infinity, calculated using the predicted value of the last non-zero concentration, divided by the body mass index.

(AUMC Infinity Predicted Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The area under the curve (AUC) extrapolated to infinity from dosing time, based on the predicted last concentration, divided by the body mass index.

(AUC Infinity Predicted Normalized by Body Mass Index, NCI Thesaurus)

A phonetic algorithm for indexing words based on the way they sound.

(Metaphone, NCI Thesaurus)