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Mathematica 9 (2012)
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BUILT-IN MATHEMATICA SYMBOL
Subscript
Details
- In a notebook, a subscript can be created using Ctrl+_ or Ctrl+-. Ctrl+Space moves out of the subscript position.
- Input of the form
in a notebook is interpreted as Subscript[x, y]. - Subscript[x, y] formats as
in StandardForm and TraditionalForm. - In InputForm, Subscript[x, y] formats literally as Subscript[x, y].
- The baseline of Subscript[x, y] is taken to be the baseline of
. - Subscript[x, y] is normally output with
in a smaller font than 
.
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