APA Dictionary of Psychology
index
- n. a reference point, standard, or indicator.
- n. a variable that is employed to indicate the presence of another phenomenon or event.
- n. a number formed from a combination of other measures to represent another, more general entity. For example, an index of a person’s graduate school potential might be formed from their undergraduate grade point average and score on an admissions test.
- vb. to act as an index of.
Updated on 11/15/2023
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