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Subscript

Subscript Meaning & Definition
Subscript Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Subscript?

[n] a character or symbol set or printed or written beneath or slightly below and to the side of another character
[adj] (printing) written or printed below and to one side of another character

Synonyms | Synonyms for Subscript: inferior | inferior

Related Terms | Find terms related to Subscript:

See Also | character | grapheme | graphic symbol

Subscript In Webster's Dictionary

\Sub"script\, a. [L. subscriptus, p. p. See {Subscribe}.] Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under {Iota}.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols X_{a}, A_{n}, Y_{2}. See {Suffix}, n., 2, and {Subindex}.
\Sub"script\, n. Anything written below. --Bentley.

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