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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Index \In"dex\, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf.
F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.]
1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates,
manifests, or discloses.
Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of
plants. --Arbuthnot.
2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a
pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of
a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other
graduated instrument. In printing, a sign [[hand]] used to
direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; --
called also {fist}.
Index \In"dex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Indexing}.]
To provide with an index or table of references; to put into
an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
Index \In"dex\, n.
The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one dimension
of a thing to another dimension; as, the vertical index of
the cranium.
資料來源 : WordNet®
index
n 1: a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another
or with some reference number
2: 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 [syn: {index number},
{indicant}, {indicator}]
3: a mathematical notation indicating the number of times a
quantity is multiplied by itself [syn: {exponent}, {power}]
4: an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page
numbers where they are discussed
5: the finger next to the thumb [syn: {index finger}, {forefinger}]
[also: {indices} (pl)]
index
v 1: list in an index
2: provide with an index; "index the book"
3: adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and
prices"
[also: {indices} (pl)]
資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
index
(Plural "indices" or "indexes")
1. A number used to select an element of a list,
vector, {array} or other sequence. Such indices are nearly
always non-negative integers but see {associative array}.
2. See {inverted index}. [Other kinds?]
3. A {search engine}.
4. A {subject index}.
4. See {coefficient of X}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1997-04-09)