superscript

[ soo-per-skript ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

superscript

/ ˈsuːpəˌskrɪpt /

printing (of a character) written or printed above the line; superior Compare subscript

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1580–90; < Latin superscrīptus (past participle of superscrībere to superscribe ), equivalent to super- super- + scrīptus written; script

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C16: from Latin superscriptus; see superscribe

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Written as superscripts, these “powers” — multiples of 10 — are denoted as tiny numbers written to the upper right of a 10.

Exponents are shown as a superscript — a little number to the upper right of the base number.

Footnote numbers are shown as small, superscript, bracketed codes in the text.

Page 123, formula : the original shows an unclear superscript after the first L.

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