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The term "indexes" serves both as the third-person singular present tense of the verb "to index" and as a plural noun form of "index." In contrast, "indices" is
by salviati 2y ago
The term "indexes" serves both as the third-person singular present tense of the verb "to index" and as a plural noun form of "index." In contrast, "indices" is the traditional plural form of "index," particularly prevalent in mathematical and scientific contexts. While "indexes" is commonly used in general English, "indices" is often preferred in technical fields to maintain linguistic precision. Employing "indices" in such contexts helps distinguish between the action of indexing and the plural form of index, thereby enhancing clarity.
- gloflo 2y agoSays who with what authority? All major RDBMS use the term "indexes".
- CharlesW 2y agoFWIW, both are fine (https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indexes-or-indices-whats-the-deal-2016-05-12 https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/indexes-or-indices-whats-the...), and SQLite and PostgreSQL documentation (as two popular examples) use "indexes".
- orthecreedence 2y agoIt depends on your audience. If you're catering to academics, use "indices." If you're catering to the general person, "indices" comes off as pompous.
- srcreigh 2y agoNope. Academics prefer “indexes” when discussing databases.
- euroderf 2y agoTry pluralizing "time series". You won't get far. So what I've seen in Finland is people using "time series" for the plural and "time serie" for the singular.
- Terr_ 2y agoI wonder if one could make a grammar-argument that it's like "Attorneys General." :p