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How do I draw a tilde in math mode?

I need to print $ X_i~N(\mu,\sigma)$ but ~ and \~ don't work in math mode in LaTeX.

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Welcome to TeX.sx! You're looking for \sim, probably. – egreg Jan 16 at 17:32
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Try drawing it in detexify. – lhf Jan 16 at 17:42
Karina, have a look at the question linked by Scott and let us know if it doesn't answer your question. If it does, your question will be closed to keep the place tidy. – Vivi Jan 16 at 18:11

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texdoc comprehensive is your friend

$X_i\sim N(\mu,\sigma)$
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