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I want to put a "~" above x, just like \hat x but replacing \hat with \sim.

How to do that?

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I think you're after \tilde x.

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Or \widetilde if the character is (or are) long. – Andrew Stacey Jun 10 '11 at 10:43
@Andrew Yes, good remark! – chl Jun 10 '11 at 10:44

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