superscript

superscript

[′sü·pər‚skript]

(science and technology)

A letter or symbol written above, and usually to the right, of another symbol for any of various purposes, such as to denote a power or derivative, to identify a particular element of a set, or to indicate the mass number of an isotope.

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

superscript

Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (10⁹). Contrast with subscript.

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