Subscript (Adjective)
Meaning
Written or printed below and to one side of another character.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The chemical formula for water is H₂O, where the 2 is a subscript indicating the number of hydrogen atoms.
- In the equation, the subscript "i" denotes the imaginary unit.
- The notation x₁, x₂, and x₃ uses subscripts to distinguish between the different variables.
- The atomic number of an element is often written as a subscript to the left of the element's symbol.
- In mathematical notation, subscripts are often used to indicate the components of a vector or tensor.