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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
Derived form: verb index₃
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:
business index; leading indicator; price index, price level; short account; stock index, stock market index
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
Derived forms: verb index₂, verb index₁
index, index finger, forefinger - the finger next to the thumb
--₅ is a kind of finger

Verb index has 3 senses

index - list in an index
--₁ is one way to list

Derived forms: noun index₄, noun indexer₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
index - provide with an index; "index the book"
--₂ is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish

Derived forms: noun index₄, noun indexer₁, noun indexing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"
--₃ is one way to determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate

Derived forms: noun index₁, noun indexation₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something