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Inferior

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-003015

A character, such as a number or letter, that is set smaller than the main text and positioned below the baseline. These characters are commonly used in chemical formulas, mathematical expressions, and footnotes to denote specific properties or references. For example, the '2' in H2O is an inferior character.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-003015
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Tiefschrift; Spanish: inferior; French: indice inférieur
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003015",
  "term": "Inferior",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A character, such as a number or letter, that is set smaller than the main text and positioned below the baseline. These characters are commonly used in chemical formulas, mathematical expressions, and footnotes to denote specific properties or references. For example, the '2' in H2O is an inferior character.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Tiefschrift",
    "es": "inferior",
    "fr": "indice inférieur"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/inferior/"
}

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