subscript
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It is important to note that a subscript following a symbol and a number in front of a symbol do not represent the same thing; for example, H2 and 2H represent distinctly different species.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
In this case, dividing by the smallest subscript still leaves us with a decimal subscript in the empirical formula.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
Initial position and velocity are given a subscript 0; final values have no subscript.
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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