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

Per convention, formulas contain whole- number subscripts, which can be achieved by dividing each subscript by the smaller subscript:

From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019

Let g be the subscript for the G Shift and b be the subscript for the B Shift.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

Let us use the subscript 1 for the Moon and the subscript 2 for the satellite.

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