subscript
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We designate this by enclosing the formula for the dihydrogen phosphate ion in parentheses and adding a subscript 2.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Initial position and velocity are given a subscript 0; final values have no subscript.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
We will use the subscript 1 for the hose and 2 for the nozzle.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
When initial time is taken to be zero, we use the subscript 0 to denote initial values of position and velocity.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
Later, for no special reason, the fashion became to render the number as subscript: H2O.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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