指し数すう

noun

index; indicator

A numerical measure used to track changes in a variable, such as economic indicators, stock market indices, or statistical measures.

• 消しょう費ひ者しゃ物ぶっ価か指し数すうは先せん月げつより0.5%上じょう昇しょうした。

  The consumer price index rose 0.5% from last month.

• この指し数すうは経けい済ざいの健けん全ぜん性せいを示しめす重じゅう要ような指し標ひょうだ。

  This index is an important indicator of the health of the economy.

noun

exponent

In mathematics, the superscript number indicating how many times a base is multiplied by itself.

• 2の3乗じょうでは、3が指し数すうです。

  In 2 to the power of 3, 3 is the exponent.