Superscript (Adjective)
Meaning
Written or printed above and to one side of another character.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The superscript numbers in the mathematical equation indicated the power to which each base should be raised.
- In chemical formulas, the number of atoms of each element is often written as a superscript.
- The superscript 'th' in the abbreviation of the ordinal numbers indicates that the number is an ordinal.
- The formatting of the document required the date to be written with the day as a superscript.
- In some languages, the superscript mark is used to indicate a particular grammatical function.