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superscript definition

super·script (-skript′)

adjective

written above; esp., superior ()

Etymology: L superscriptus, pp.: see superscribe

noun

a figure, letter, or symbol written above and to the side of another in y and x, 2 and n are superscripts

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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