overindex
overindex verb: to attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array).
Verb
overindex (third-person singular simple present overindexes, present participle overindexing, simple past and past participle overindexed)
- To attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array).
- To overweight; to overemphasize.
- Right now our society is way over-indexed on rewarding success and we don’t do nearly enough to make it easy for everyone to take lots of shots.2017 May 25, Mark Zuckerberg, “Mark Zuckerberg’s Commencement address at Harvard”, in The Harvard Gazette, archived from the original on 26 May 2017
- Travel can be enormous fun. Besides that, it can be an educational top-up, if you arrive in a place with a foundation of reading. (And if you don't over-index whatever you happen to observe in person.)2025 May 10, Janan Ganesh, “Why travel didn’t bring the world together”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 19
Antonyms of overindex
Forms of overindex
| third-person singular present | overindexes |
|---|---|
| present participle | overindexing |
| past participle | overindexed |
| past | overindexed |
| alternative form | over-index |
Origin of overindex
From over- + index.
Questions about overindex
- What does overindex mean?
- Overindex means to attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array).
- What part of speech is overindex?
- Overindex is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overindex?
- The past tense of overindex is overindexed.
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