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Index  (INDEX)


In its most general sense, the term index1 (pl. indexes or indices) or the term indicator1, is employed for any number measuring a given quantity; but in a more restricted sense an index2 is a ratio showing the value of a given quantity relatively to a base3, which is conventionally taken as 100.
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