index
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈɪndɛks/
- Specialized
:
exponente
- In mathematics, the index of 2 raised to the power of 3 is 8.
- integer index
Examples
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Diagnostic indices for the detection of vestibular schwannomas have been documented by many different authors.
Academic text (2008) -
So we look at our index and we say, all right, I need to get this raised to the third power, correct?
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Finally, an important difference was noted for the index score in favor of the specialist.
Academic text (1995) -
And really what this is is the first index matching that element.
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You should never use the same dummy index for two different sums.
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However, if I have two numbers that have the same index, I can multiply them, correct?
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It's called CODIS, the combined index for DNA profiles that they use nationwide.
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Factor analysis confirms the validity of the index, while alpha constitutes an assessment of reliability.
Academic text (1993) -
To find the square of a number, you must first identify its index which indicates the exponent.
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The formula includes an index that shows how many times a quantity is multiplied by itself.
Synonyms
51
5.8
Number that shows how many times to multiply a number by itself
3
5.1
A number written above another number showing how many times to multiply it by itself
Compounds
- Specialized
15
3.2
A number that shows how prices of goods and services change over time
- Specialized
8
3.9
An official measure of how prices people pay for goods and services change over time
- Specialized
7
4.8
A fund that buys the same stocks or bonds as a market index to match its returns
- Specialized
4
3.2
A number that shows if a person's weight is healthy for their height
- Formal
1
6.3
A number that shows changes in prices companies that make things get when they sell to shops or other businesses
- Specialized
1
6.7
First known person in an outbreak who helps trace where the disease came from
- Specialized
1
6.1
A number that shows how much a material slows light compared with empty space
- Specialized
1
4.1
A number that shows how prices of selected stocks change over time
- Archaic
1
4.4
A set of cards that people arrange in alphabetical order to list and find items like books
- Specialized
1
3.5
A number showing how much money a typical household needs for basic goods and services
- Specialized
1
5.5
A number that shows how things like prices change over time or between places
- Specialized
1
6.9
A number showing how much light slows in a material compared to empty space
- Specialized
1
7.2
A contract that lets people bet on or protect against changes in a stock market index
- Specialized
The skull's widest measurement as a percent of its longest measurement
- Specialized
The percent of a skull's width compared with its length used to describe skull shape
- Formal
Computer system that stores people's DNA profiles so police can find matches in criminal cases
- Specialized
The percent of a skull's maximum width compared with its maximum length
- Specialized
A number comparing how much heat a gas holds at fixed pressure and fixed volume
- Specialized
A fossil of an animal or plant that lived in one time period and helps identify and date rock layers
- Specialized
A small storage inside the computer that changes an address to find data in memory
- Specialized
A number that shows how a group of stocks is doing in the market
- Specialized
A number that shows how prices of goods sold in large amounts change over time
Surface Forms
Etymology
Index here comes from the idea of a 'mark' that shows a number. In maths an index is the small number that tells how many times to use the base. That's why x with an index of 5 means x is used five times.