Meaning of Subscript | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A type of lettering form written lower than the things around it.
2. An index into an array or hash.

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Examples

“In chemical formulas the number of atoms in a molecule is written as a subscript, so we write H₂O for water which has two atoms of hydrogen for each one of oxygen.”

“If the container is subscriptable and you remember the position where a particular piece of data was stored, you can use the subscript to efficiently retrieve the data.”

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