indexical

Adjective

Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index. / (linguistics, philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs.

Japanese Meaning

索引に関する、または索引の形態を持つ。 / 言語学や哲学において、特定の状態や事態を指し示す性格を持つ。

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The curator noted the indexical label on the crate, which linked it back to the shipment manifest.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

学芸員は、その木箱に付けられた索引に関するラベルに気づき、それが出荷マニフェストにつながっていることを確認した。

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Sense（1）

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

Sense（2）

(linguistics, philosophy) Having the character of pointing to, or indicating, a particular state of affairs.

In order that they might represent the worlds of experience and imagination, such symbols have to be put together with ‘indexical’ signs, as Peirce termed them, such as articles (the, some), demonstratives (this, those), tense-inflections (walk-s, walk-ed), moods (may/might walk, shall/should walk) etc.

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more indexical

（ comparative ）

most indexical

（ superlative ）

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