graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"

margin of error, margin of safety, safety margin - an index indicating the amount beyond the minimum necessary; "in engineering the margin of safety is the strength of the material minus the anticipated stress"

fact - a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened; "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"

business index - a statistical compilation that provides a context for economic or financial conditions; "this business index is computed relative to the base year of 1995"

leading indicator - one of 11 indicators for different sections of the economy; used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future

price index, price level - an index that traces the relative changes in the price of an individual good (or a market basket of goods) over time

short account - the aggregate of short sales on an open market

stock index, stock market index - index based on a statistical compilation of the share prices of a number of representative stocks

degree - the highest power of a term or variable

mathematical notation - a notation used by mathematicians

logarithm, log - the exponent required to produce a given number

key word - a significant word used in indexing or cataloging

back matter, end matter - written matter following the main text of a book

list, listing - a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics)

concordance - an index of all main words in a book along with their immediate contexts

finger - any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

list - include in a list; "Am I listed in your register?"

cross-index - make an index that refers from one point to the next; "These references are cross-indexed"

publishing, publication - the business of publishing

furnish, provide, supply, render - provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"

shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold - shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion"