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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Subindex

· Sub·in·dex · IPA
01 n. A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a0, b1, c2, xn, have 0, 1, 2, and n …
pl. Subindices
  1. 1.
    A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a0, b1, c2, xn, have 0, 1, 2, and n as subindices.(Math.)