Index number

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Index number is when one arbitrary year is chosen to equal 100, and then values in all other years are set proportionately equal to that base year.

Definition

According to Principles of Economics by Timothy Taylor (3rd edition),

Index number. When one arbitrary year is chosen to equal 100, and then values in all other years are set proportionately equal to that base year.