# List of Symbols?

I'm trying to make a list of symbols that looks a lot like the one shown here

But I'm having some trouble making 2 columns that are spaced in that manner for the 2 pages I have for my list.

Can anybody give me a quick tip on how I may be able to implement this, while keeping the 2 column format only for these two pages?

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Does this question help? – Andrew Uzzell Sep 28 '12 at 7:27

In the following example mathematical symbols and textual abbreviations are declared with

\test{309}\newtextsymb{AAA}{Angle-Angle-Angle Similarity Postulate}
\test{309}\newtextsymb{AA}{Angle-Angle Similarity Theorem}
\test{310}\newtextsymb{SAS}{Side-Angle-Side Similarity Theorem}{310}
\test{311}\newtextsymb{LL}{Leg-Leg Similarity Theorem}
\test{541}\newmathsymb{>}{>}{is greater than}
\test{541}\newmathsymb{<}{<}{is less than}
\test{541}\newmathsymb{<=}{\neq}{is less than or equal to}
\test{541}\newmathsymb{>=}{\geq}{is greater than or equal to}
\test{562}\newmathsymb{dT}{d_T}{taxicab distance}{562}
\test{562}\newmathsymb{dE}{d_E}{Euclidian distance}{562}

\printsymblist

\end{document}


## Symbol list before symbol definitions

In my answer to a follow-up question "Problem with symbol list" I have modified the code to put the symbol definition in the .aux file. Then the list of symbols can also be used at the start of the page.

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You should look into using the \tabcolsep length which determines the length between consecutive columns. That will produce that amount of space between two columns.

If however, you wish different spacing of different columns, you can use the p{<length>} specifier which sets the width of the column to <length>.

Below are examples of the normal table, with a \tabcolsep and with the p specifier.

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\hline
Hello & there\\\hline
where & am \\\hline
I & ? \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\begin{tabular}{cc}
\hline
Hello & there\\\hline
where & am \\\hline
I & ? \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\begin{tabular}{p{1cm}p{2cm}}
\hline
Hello & there\\\hline
where & am \\\hline
I & ? \\\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{document}


Which will produce the following:

You should be able to use this for your symbol table.

If then you wish centering inside a p specifier you should use the array package and specify the columns as this (which will center the 1st column):

% \usepackage{array}
\begin{tabular}{>{\centering}p{1cm}p{2cm}}
\hline
Hello & there\\\hline
where & am \\\hline
I & ? \\\hline
\end{tabular}
`

The output will be:

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