| subscript | Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. <mathematics> (See Iota) Specifically, said of marks, figures, or letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the symbols Xa, An, Y2. See Suffix, 2, and Subindex. Origin: L. Subscriptus, p.p. See Subscribe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| subscription | 1. The act of subscribing. 2. That which is subscribed. Specifically: A paper to which a signature is attached. The signature attached to a paper. Consent or attestation by underwriting the name. Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an individual subscription to a fund. 3., formal assent to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer, required before ordination. 4. Submission; obedience. "You owe me no subscription." (Shak) 5. <pharmacology> That part of a prescription which contains the direction to the apothecary. 6. A method of purchasing items produced periodically in a series, as newspapers or magazines, in which a certain number of the items are delivered as produced, without need for ordering each item individually; also, the purchase thus executed. The right to attend a series of public performances of ballet, opera, or music are also often sold by subscription. The payment for a subscription may be made prior to delivery of any items (common with magazines and performances), or after a certain number of the items have been delivered (common with newspapers or works of art produced in a series). 7. An application to purchase a certain number of securities to be delivered when they are newly issued. Origin: L. Subscriptio: cf. F. Souscription. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| P with a subscript for the ion | <abbreviation> Permeability constant. (05 Mar 2000) |
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