Index
noun
It is a list of items, typically at the end of a book, that guides where to find more detail about each item.
Check the index at the back of the book to find the page number for 'photosynthesis'.
Often appears as...
- book index
- alphabetical index
noun
A sign, measure or level of something.
The Consumer Price Index measures the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for goods and services.
Often appears as...
- price index
- body mass index
Usage tips
Academic
noun
An alphabetical list of names, topics, etc., with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.
Her research was thorough, with a long index of names mentioned in the book.
Often appears as...
- bibliographical index
- subject index
noun
In computing, an index is a data structure that improves the speed of operations.
Creating an index on a database can help speed up retrieval operations.
Often appears as...
- database index
- index file
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Technical
verb
To organize (data) within an index.
The documents have been indexed under the new system.
Often appears as...
- index data
- index files
verb
To link (wages, benefits, or taxes) to the cost of living, average wages, a price index, etc.
The government has indexed pensions to inflation to maintain their real value.
Often appears as...
- index pensions
- index benefits
Usage tips
Academic
noun
It is a list of items, typically at the end of a book, that guides where to find more detail about each item.
Check the index at the back of the book to find the page number for 'photosynthesis'.
Often appears as...
- book index
- alphabetical index
noun
A sign, measure or level of something.
The Consumer Price Index measures the average change over time in the prices paid by consumers for goods and services.
Often appears as...
- price index
- body mass index
Usage tips
Academic
noun
An alphabetical list of names, topics, etc., with reference to the pages on which they are mentioned.
Her research was thorough, with a long index of names mentioned in the book.
Often appears as...
- bibliographical index
- subject index
noun
In computing, an index is a data structure that improves the speed of operations.
Creating an index on a database can help speed up retrieval operations.
Often appears as...
- database index
- index file
Usage tips
Technical
verb
To organize (data) within an index.
The documents have been indexed under the new system.
Often appears as...
- index data
- index files
verb
To link (wages, benefits, or taxes) to the cost of living, average wages, a price index, etc.
The government has indexed pensions to inflation to maintain their real value.
Often appears as...
- index pensions
- index benefits
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Location Guide
An index in a book helps you quickly find specific information without reading everything.
If you're unsure where to start, the book's index might have the topic you need.
Pro Tip 2/2End of Books
Indexes are usually found at the end of non-fiction books, rarely in novels.
Her biology textbook had an extensive index covering all key terms.
Pro Tip 1/2Location Guide
An index in a book helps you quickly find specific information without reading everything.
If you're unsure where to start, the book's index might have the topic you need.
Pro Tip 2/2End of Books
Indexes are usually found at the end of non-fiction books, rarely in novels.
Her biology textbook had an extensive index covering all key terms.
Pro Tip 1/2Location Guide
An index in a book helps you quickly find specific information without reading everything.
If you're unsure where to start, the book's index might have the topic you need.
Pro Tip 2/2End of Books
Indexes are usually found at the end of non-fiction books, rarely in novels.
Her biology textbook had an extensive index covering all key terms.
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
laughter is a phenomenally useful index of how people are regulating their emotions together. We're not just emitting it at each other to show that we like each other, we're making ourselves feel better together. Now, I don't think this is going to be limited to romantic relationships. I think this is probably going to be a characteristic of close emotional relationships such as you might have with friends,
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and do business with you, and therefore, the more you collaborate, the more competitive you become. This is quite an important discovery, and as soon as I discovered this, I felt another index coming on. I swear that as I get older, my ideas become simpler and more and more childish.
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The Science of a Happy...
mounted in response to the vaccine. This gives us a quantitative index of how effectively the vaccine actually is working. These are the data from that study. And it's really quite remarkable after two months of training the meditators actually show a boost
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The Future of Flying...
And this is called the leaf area index. So if you know this leaf area index, you essentially have a measure of how much photosynthesis is possible in every plant, which again tells you how healthy each plant is. By combining visual and infrared information,
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The psychological weight...
head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one
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How economic inequality...
That's very important in poorer countries, but not in the rich developed world. But the differences between us and where we are in relation to each other now matter very much. I'm going to show you some of the separate bits of our index.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
So, encouraged by this, naturally we went to flu viruses. And so, for the first time, I am showing this. We have three different strains of Agarikon mushrooms highly active against flu viruses. Here's the selectivity index numbers --
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How do carbohydrates...
These foods have a high glycemic index, the amount that a particular food raises the sugar level in your blood. Soda and white bread have a similar glycemic index because they have a similar effect on your blood sugar.
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Tom Chatfield: 7 ways...
around the world and most of these players are playing it almost every day. This may all sound really quite alarming to some people, an index of something worrying or wrong in society. But we're here for the good news,
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Why Gender Equality Is...
Except for my son, who said, "Well, he could have two dads." That's an index, an indicator of how things have changed. Younger men today expect to be able to balance work and family.
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Why we laugh PIPE Sophie...
laughter is a phenomenally useful index of how people are regulating their emotions together. We're not just emitting it at each other to show that we like each other, we're making ourselves feel better together. Now, I don't think this is going to be limited to romantic relationships. I think this is probably going to be a characteristic of close emotional relationships such as you might have with friends,
Video examples
Which country does the...
and do business with you, and therefore, the more you collaborate, the more competitive you become. This is quite an important discovery, and as soon as I discovered this, I felt another index coming on. I swear that as I get older, my ideas become simpler and more and more childish.
Video examples
The Science of a Happy...
mounted in response to the vaccine. This gives us a quantitative index of how effectively the vaccine actually is working. These are the data from that study. And it's really quite remarkable after two months of training the meditators actually show a boost
Video examples
The Future of Flying...
And this is called the leaf area index. So if you know this leaf area index, you essentially have a measure of how much photosynthesis is possible in every plant, which again tells you how healthy each plant is. By combining visual and infrared information,
Video examples
The psychological weight...
head as it was for my body and finally life's too short to live without ice cream when i was first diagnosed i made a list of all my favorite foods and i went and did a glycemic a personal glycemic index with my glucose meter of each one
Video examples
How economic inequality...
That's very important in poorer countries, but not in the rich developed world. But the differences between us and where we are in relation to each other now matter very much. I'm going to show you some of the separate bits of our index.
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
So, encouraged by this, naturally we went to flu viruses. And so, for the first time, I am showing this. We have three different strains of Agarikon mushrooms highly active against flu viruses. Here's the selectivity index numbers --
Video examples
How do carbohydrates...
These foods have a high glycemic index, the amount that a particular food raises the sugar level in your blood. Soda and white bread have a similar glycemic index because they have a similar effect on your blood sugar.
Video examples
Tom Chatfield: 7 ways...
around the world and most of these players are playing it almost every day. This may all sound really quite alarming to some people, an index of something worrying or wrong in society. But we're here for the good news,
Video examples
Why Gender Equality Is...
Except for my son, who said, "Well, he could have two dads." That's an index, an indicator of how things have changed. Younger men today expect to be able to balance work and family.
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Conrad Black
British Businessman
All my life, Americans have been accustomed to thinking of theirs as 'the richest, freest' country in the world. By most measurements, it was long a contender for that honor, and - among the larger countries, if equal weight were given to wealth and indices of freedom - probably did deserve to be so described.
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Fantasia Barrino
American Musician
True story - I had index cards; I would write things on them and post them on the mirror in the bathroom. And I would speak it. Because you have to speak life. You have to speak what you want. You have to watch what you say because it's power in your tongue.
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Barry Ritholtz
American Author
Here is a dirty little secret: Stock-picking is wildly overrated. Sure, it makes for great cocktail party chatter, and what is more fun than delving into a company's new products? But the truth is that individual stocks are riskier than broad indices.
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David Rittenhouse
American Scientist
In order to know the true situation of a Planet at any particular time, the small set of balls are to be put each on its respective axis; then the winch to be turned round until each index points to the given time.
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Bryan Cogman
American Producer
After we map out all the main characters' individual arcs, using color-coded index cards, we arrange them by episode and get a rough idea of the scene order.
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John C. Bogle
American Businessman
Nothing is simpler than owning the stock market and holding it forever, and that's essentially the idea behind the index fund.
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Cyril Connolly
English Journalist
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
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Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
There is no index of character so sure as the voice.
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Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
Google indexes the world's information.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
Never index your own book.
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Conrad Black
British Businessman
All my life, Americans have been accustomed to thinking of theirs as 'the richest, freest' country in the world. By most measurements, it was long a contender for that honor, and - among the larger countries, if equal weight were given to wealth and indices of freedom - probably did deserve to be so described.
Quote examples
Fantasia Barrino
American Musician
True story - I had index cards; I would write things on them and post them on the mirror in the bathroom. And I would speak it. Because you have to speak life. You have to speak what you want. You have to watch what you say because it's power in your tongue.
Quote examples
Barry Ritholtz
American Author
Here is a dirty little secret: Stock-picking is wildly overrated. Sure, it makes for great cocktail party chatter, and what is more fun than delving into a company's new products? But the truth is that individual stocks are riskier than broad indices.
Quote examples
David Rittenhouse
American Scientist
In order to know the true situation of a Planet at any particular time, the small set of balls are to be put each on its respective axis; then the winch to be turned round until each index points to the given time.
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Bryan Cogman
American Producer
After we map out all the main characters' individual arcs, using color-coded index cards, we arrange them by episode and get a rough idea of the scene order.
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John C. Bogle
American Businessman
Nothing is simpler than owning the stock market and holding it forever, and that's essentially the idea behind the index fund.
Quote examples
Cyril Connolly
English Journalist
The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.
Quote examples
Benjamin Disraeli
British Statesman
There is no index of character so sure as the voice.
Quote examples
Jason Calacanis
American Businessman
Google indexes the world's information.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
Never index your own book.
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