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Word: Index
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English: from Latin index, indic- ‘forefinger, informer, sign’, from in- ‘towards’ + a second element related to dicere ‘say’ or dicare ‘make known’; compare with indicate. The original sense ‘index finger’ (with which one points), came to mean ‘pointer’ (late 16th century), and figuratively something that serves to point to a fact or conclusion; hence a list of topics in a book (‘pointing’ to their location)
ˈɪndɛks
(in a book or set of books) an alphabetical list of names, subjects, etc. with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned
Short Definition:alphabetical list in book
Examples:- clear cross references supplemented by a thorough index
a sign or measure of something
Short Definition:sign or measure of something
Examples:- exam results may serve as an index of the teacher's effectiveness
an exponent or other superscript or subscript number appended to a quantity.
Short Definition:exponent appended to quantity
a pointer on an instrument, showing a quantity, a position on a scale, etc.
Short Definition:pointer on instrument
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