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subscript

MH\mathcal{M}_H
subscript

What this part means

The lower label selects a particular version, component, or indexed member of the quantity. For example, x₀ and xₜ can be values at different positions.

Its job in the formula

A subscript distinguishes a version, component, step, or member of a quantity. It does not automatically mean multiplication.

The passage around this formula

Sort a population of models M\mathcal{M}=\{m1m_1,…\dots,mNm_N\} into the three exposure classes just defined, MV\mathcal{M}_V , MH\mathcal{M}_H , and M∅\mathcal{M}_\varnothing . For each model m , define its trait incidence as I(m)=1k\frac{1}{k}∑q∈Q\sum_{q\in Q}1\mathbb{1}[rm(q)r_m(q)∈\inT\mathcal{T}] , where Q is the held-out probe set of size k and rm(q)r_m(q) is m ’s response to probe q . I(m) is a dimensionless rate between 0 and 1: the fraction of probes that elicit the trait. Average I(m) within each class to get IˉV\bar I_V , IˉH\bar I_H , and I0I_0=Iˉ∅\bar I_\varnothing . I0I_0 is the article’s single most important number, because it is the rate at which the trait shows up in models that never touched the source at all — the…

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Learn the underlying idea

A subscript is a label attached below a symbol. It often selects a time step, component, category, or member of a sequence.

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