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INDEXICAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does indexical mean?
• INDEXICAL (adjective)
The adjective INDEXICAL has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to or serving as an index
Familiarity information: INDEXICAL used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or serving as an index
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
index (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)
Derivation:
index (an alphabetical listing of names and topics along with page numbers where they are discussed)
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