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indexical

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for indexical.

Editorial note

Language, by its nature, is indexical: it has no meaning without someone to observe it and ascribe meaning to it.

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Quick take

Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of indexical gathered in one view.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

noun

(linguistics, philosophy) An indexical term.

adjective

(linguistics, philosophy) Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for indexical.

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

noun

(linguistics, philosophy) An indexical term.

adjective

(linguistics, philosophy) Having or imparting a meaning, or signifying a referent, that changes according to context.

Example sentences

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Language, by its nature, is indexical: it has no meaning without someone to observe it and ascribe meaning to it.

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So yeah, I think the statement taken as such is strictly false as you noted, but that the meaning is highly indexical[0] and probably has merit.

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All classical theories and interpretations of QM already have indexical uncertainty (the randomness of what person you find yourself born as).

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Time here is really just defining a dependency relation between configurations and some indexical.

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Plus, I may be missing something, but what's the difference between the self-indexical principle and the anthropic principle?

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I was mystified that no one had proposed indexical representations sooner, and that the idea wasn't better received.

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I guess I see an ordered pair as more of an indexical definition than an ordering definition.

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The indexical doesn't matter from the perspective of the subjective evolution of time.

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They are just alternate names and indexical constructions, respectively.

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There’s remains indexical uncertainty, as we can’t predict which timelines we’ll see.

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For this reason I highly recommend reading papers with inline full citations (Chomsky, 1965) rather than numeric/ indexical citations that you have to look up [1].

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Within indexical semiosis: The left lane = the fast lane Ergo driver can identify as driving fast without regard to the actual speed limit or whether or not they are passing other vehicles.

Quote examples

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T.’s rigid 1000-word limit.” He called this 'new, transgeneric critical form: the Indexical Book Review.' "

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But I think "information" in the context of film here refers to the indexical mark of light upon the image sensor, and in that case no.

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What gets "teleported" is indexical information, information about which Everett branch "you" happen to be in.

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In the Everett interpretation, quantum mechanics is deterministic, and uncertainty about quantum mechanical measurements arises from indexical uncertainty (“which observer am I?”) rather than fundamental randomness.

Proper noun examples

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Indexical knowledge of sports and/or what celebrities have been up to for decades.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use indexical in a sentence?

Language, by its nature, is indexical: it has no meaning without someone to observe it and ascribe meaning to it.

What does indexical mean?

Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.

What part of speech is indexical?

indexical is commonly used as adjective, noun.