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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[Latin]] ''indic''-, ''index'', from ''indicare'' to indicate | | [[Latin]] ''indic''-, ''index'', from ''indicare'' to indicate |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1561] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1561] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a : a device (as the pointer on a [[scale]] or the gnomon of a sundial) that serves to indicate a [[value]] or [[quantity]] | | *1a : a device (as the pointer on a [[scale]] or the gnomon of a sundial) that serves to indicate a [[value]] or [[quantity]] |
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| :c : a bibliographical [[analysis]] of groups of publications that is usually published [[periodically]] | | :c : a bibliographical [[analysis]] of groups of publications that is usually published [[periodically]] |
| :d : a list of publicly traded companies and their stock prices | | :d : a list of publicly traded companies and their stock prices |
− | *3: a list of restricted or prohibited [[material]]; specifically capitalized : a formerly published list of [[books]] the [[reading]] of which was prohibited or restricted for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism Roman Catholics] by the [[church]] authorities | + | *3: a list of restricted or prohibited [[material]]; specifically capitalized : a formerly published list of [[books]] the [[reading]] of which was prohibited or restricted for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholicism Roman Catholics] by the [[church]] authorities |
| *4: plural usually indices : a [[number]] or [[symbol]] or [[expression]] (as an exponent) associated with another to indicate a [[mathematical]] operation to be performed or to indicate use or [[position]] in an arrangement <3 is the index of the expression ∛5 to indicate the cube root of 5> | | *4: plural usually indices : a [[number]] or [[symbol]] or [[expression]] (as an exponent) associated with another to indicate a [[mathematical]] operation to be performed or to indicate use or [[position]] in an arrangement <3 is the index of the expression ∛5 to indicate the cube root of 5> |
| *5: a character F used to direct [[attention]] to a note or paragraph —called also fist | | *5: a character F used to direct [[attention]] to a note or paragraph —called also fist |
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| :b : the [[ratio]] of one [[dimension]] of a thing (as an anatomical [[structure]]) to another dimension | | :b : the [[ratio]] of one [[dimension]] of a thing (as an anatomical [[structure]]) to another dimension |
| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | A bibliographic [[index]] is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography bibliography], an aid to search the [[literature]] of, for example, an [[academic]] field or discipline (example: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_Index ''Philosopher's Index'']), to works of a specific literary form ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography_Index ''Biography Index'']) or published in a specific format ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_Abstracts ''Newspaper Abstracts'']), or to the [[analyzed]] contents of a serial publication ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Index ''New York Times Index'']). Indexes of this kind are issued in print [[periodical]] form (issued in monthly or quarterly paperback supplements, cumulated annually) or online (in which case they are called [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliographic_database bibliographic databases]). Citations are usually listed by [[author]] and subject in separate sections, or in a single [[alphabetical]] sequence under a system of authorized headings collectively known as controlled [[vocabulary]], developed over time by the indexing service[1]. | + | A bibliographic [[index]] is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliography bibliography], an aid to search the [[literature]] of, for example, an [[academic]] field or discipline (example: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosopher%27s_Index ''Philosopher's Index'']), to works of a specific literary form ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biography_Index ''Biography Index'']) or published in a specific format ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newspaper_Abstracts ''Newspaper Abstracts'']), or to the [[analyzed]] contents of a serial publication ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Times_Index ''New York Times Index'']). Indexes of this kind are issued in print [[periodical]] form (issued in monthly or quarterly paperback supplements, cumulated annually) or online (in which case they are called [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliographic_database bibliographic databases]). Citations are usually listed by [[author]] and subject in separate sections, or in a single [[alphabetical]] sequence under a system of authorized headings collectively known as controlled [[vocabulary]], developed over time by the indexing service[1]. |
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| "From many points of view an index is synonymous with a catalogue, the principles of [[analysis]] used being [[identical]], but whereas an index entry merely locates a subject, a catalogue entry includes [[descriptive]] specification of a [[document]] concerned with the subject". | | "From many points of view an index is synonymous with a catalogue, the principles of [[analysis]] used being [[identical]], but whereas an index entry merely locates a subject, a catalogue entry includes [[descriptive]] specification of a [[document]] concerned with the subject". |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |