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Noun index has 5 senses
- index - a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number
--1 is a kind of scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series
--1 has particulars: margin of safety, safety margin, margin of error
- index, index number, indicant, indicator - 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
--2 is a kind of fact
--2 has particulars:
- exponent, power, index - a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a quantity is multiplied by itself
--3 is a kind of mathematical notation
--3 has particulars: degree; logarithm, log
- index - an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed
--4 is a kind of list, listing
--4 is a part of back matter, end matter
--4 has part: key word
--4 has particulars: concordance
- index, index finger, forefinger - the finger next to the thumb
--5 is a kind of finger
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