In x², the 2 written in superscript means “to the power of two”.
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Superscript
Synonyms for "superscript" (2 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 14 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 上標 /上标 noun (a type of lettering form)
Czech
1 entries- horní index noun (a type of lettering form)
Finnish
1 entries- yläindeksi noun (a type of lettering form)
French
2 entries- exposant noun (a type of lettering form)
- lettre supérieure noun (a type of lettering form)
German
4 entries- Exponent noun (a type of lettering form)
- Hochstellung noun (a type of lettering form)
- Hochzahl noun (a type of lettering form)
- Superskript noun (a type of lettering form)
Greek
1 entries- εκθέτης noun (a type of lettering form)
Hungarian
1 entries- felső index noun (a type of lettering form)
Italian
1 entries- apice noun (a type of lettering form)
Japanese
1 entries- 上つき noun (a type of lettering form)
Macedonian
1 entries- надзнак noun (a type of lettering form)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- hevet skrift noun (a type of lettering form)
Portuguese
1 entries- sobrescrito noun (a type of lettering form)
Russian
2 entries- ве́рхний и́ндекс noun (a type of lettering form)
- суперскри́пт noun (a type of lettering form)
Spanish
1 entries- superíndice noun (a type of lettering form)
Sample sentences
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The ambient or unsaturated value of a variable is superscripted with a "*".
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Select the number or letter you want to superscript and, in the Font dialog box, enter an Offset percentage to tell PowerPoint how high to raise the number or letter.
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