index
Noun
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is a type of: graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standardsubtypes: margin of error, margin of safety, safety margin - the margin required in order to insure safety
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is a type of: fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happenedsubtypes:
- 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
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is a type of: mathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicianssubtypes:
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subtypes: concordance - an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contextshas: key word - a significant word used in indexing or catalogingis a part of: back matter, end matter - written matter following the main text of a book
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is a type of: finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)same as: forefinger, index finger
Verb
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is a type of: list - include in a listsubtypes: cross-index - make an index that refers from one point to the next
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referred to in: publication, publishing - the business of issuing printed matter for sale or distribution
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