index number

noun

: a number used to indicate change in magnitude (as of cost or price) as compared with the magnitude at some specified time usually taken as 100

Examples of index number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The problem with that view is that the high index number comes from prices in dollars that had a higher purchasing value than today's. —

John S. Tobey, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Hazardous temperatures are expected next week in the South, West and Pacific Northwest, with peak heat index numbers over 110 from Texas to North Carolina. —

Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023 The average index number is 61.58. —

Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Apr. 2022 The next word would have to be generated by the server, and this word or its index number would have to be downloaded, possibly in encrypted form with the rest of the code. —

Pradeep Mutalik, Quanta Magazine, 2 Dec. 2022 See all Example Sentences for index number

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