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overindexing

overindexing is the present participle and gerund of overindex.

Meaning of overindex

Verb

overindex (third-person singular simple present overindexes, present participle overindexing, simple past and past participle overindexed)

  1. (transitive) To attempt to access an element beyond the bounds of (an array).
  2. (figuratively) 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

Questions about overindexing

What is overindexing the present participle and gerund of?
Overindexing is the present participle and gerund of overindex.

Words near overindexing in the dictionary

  1. overindebted
  2. overindebtedness
  3. overindex
  4. overindexed
  5. overindexes
  6. overindexing
  7. overindividualism
  8. overindividualistic
  9. overinduced
  10. overinduction
  11. overinductions

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