> > Another possibility is `index`, which is relatively short and not a > > reserved keyword ^1. `position` is not as precise but would avoid the > > conceptual overloading of ordinary indices. > > I'm not a fan of "index" since that leaves the question of > whether it's 0 or 1 based. "Position" is a bit better, but I think > Jian's suggestion of "occurance" is best.
We do have precedent for one-based `index` in Postgres: array types are 1-indexed by default! "Occurrence" removes that ambiguity but it's long and easy to misspell (I looked it up after typing it just now and it _still_ feels off). How's "instance"?