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I want a fraction like nicefrac, but with normal size denominator and numerator. Is there a package for that?

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Have a look at the package xfrac. – Marco Daniel Apr 21 '12 at 11:42
@MarcoDaniel: xfrac shrinks numerator and denominator as well. – C.R. Apr 21 '12 at 11:47
What would be the use of these? – egreg Apr 21 '12 at 12:12
@egreg Er, fractional powers (used all the time in mathematics). – User 17670 Mar 25 at 17:11
@User17670 Sorry, but I've been into maths for 30+ years and I have never seen fractions à la nicefrac. – egreg Mar 25 at 19:06

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Here is a definition that does not shrink either and that you can modify to your taste:

\documentclass{minimal}

\begin{document}
\def\nicefrac#1#2{
    \raise.5ex\hbox{#1}%
    \kern-.1em/\kern-.15em%
    \lower.25ex\hbox{#2}}


Here is a nice fraction: $\nicefrac{3}{5}$.        
\end{document}
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What I was looking for! I slightly modified your definition of \nicefrac to read \def\nicefrac#1#2{ \raise.5ex\hbox{$#1$}% \kern-.1em/\kern-.15em% \lower.25ex\hbox{$#2$}}. This allows for instance for $\nicefrac{\partial f}{\partial x}$. – Tobold May 10 at 8:13

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