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
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Historically, the misery index has accurately predicted the presidential outcome, with a high index number predicting that the incumbent party was set to lose.
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Heat index numbers will spike as high as 112 degrees F in some areas.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Permit data going back to 2020 is publicly listed for each property index number (PIN) on the assessor’s website.
—Cam Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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
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Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 30 Oct. 2024
Heat index numbers will spike as high as 112 degrees F in some areas.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2024
Permit data going back to 2020 is publicly listed for each property index number (PIN) on the assessor’s website.
—Cam Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2024
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
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“Index number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/index%20number. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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