A statistical measure of the weight of a person scaled according to height, used to estimate if a person is underweight or overweight. BMI units are defined as kg/m² ≈ 703*lb/in².

(mathematics, politics) An index defined by the probability of changing an outcome of a vote where voting rights are not necessarily equally divided among the voters or shareholders.

(US) An informal metric used to determine the impact of a storm in terms of disaster recovery, based on whether local Waffle House restaurants are open and serving a full menu.

A measure that is calculated as a weighted average of the prices of a defined range of stocks

(sociology) A measure of material deprivation within a population, based on four variables: unemployment, non-car ownership, non-home ownership, and household overcrowding.

(mathematics) A notation for representing terms in the lambda calculus with the purpose of eliminating the names of the variables from the notation.

A measure of the ability of an off-road vehicle to flex its suspension

(economics) Synonym of Hoover index

(meteorology, physiology) A measure of the reaction of the human body to a combination of heat and humidity.

(UK, economics) A measure of inflation based on the changing cost of a representative sample of retail goods and services. Calculated on a slightly different basis to the Consumer Price Index.