Questions tagged [math-mode]
{math-mode} is about typesetting mathematical content, e.g. tweaking the appearance of spacing and symbols in a formula, or producing specific mathematical constructs. For questions about "wrapper" environments like equation or align, consider the tag {equations}.
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Typesetting permutations with latex
I split the question into two parts and included some answers.
1. Alternatives to the permute-package
The permute-package is very old (version 0.2, 1999) and can lead to problems in connection with ...
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A symbol for the field of formal Laurent series
In my area of math one of the objects that pops up quite often is the field of all formal Laurent series. Now the trouble is that the notation for this field is $\mathbf{C} (( t ))$. Now the two ...
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How can I draw annotated braces over and under math expressions?
What LaTeX markup would one have to write to produce a result similar to the image below?
Please excuse my Paint-and-mouse drawing skills. :-)
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blackboard italic font
I would like to make \mathbb{E} italic, i have tried \mathit{\mathbb{E}} and \mathbb{\mathit{E}}, both of them look like \mathbb{E}, I can not see the italic effect. Could anyone help?
By the way, I ...
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Replacing greek glyphs in math mode
I want to switch fonts, away from computer modern. I'm pretty sure that I will end up with a mixture of fonts. I can't provide a full list of required features, but Linux Libertine's feature set ...
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How can i shrink (or expand) the vertical spacing in \stackrel?
I've seen the following command used a lot to make the triangle-equals operator that means "is defined as":
\newcommand{\defeq}{\stackrel{\triangle}{=}}
However, I don't like how far apart the ...
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How can I enable italic correction for LuaTeX?
LuaTeX ignores mathematical italic correction by default, as noted by Khaled Hosny.
This leads to some awful errors when using some alphabet which is very slanted, like XITS' mathematical script ...
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TeX question about double underlining in math mode [closed]
I am trying to define a macro for double underline in TeX (not LaTeX).
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\left and \right not working on parentheses within the same line when internal fractions are changed
I'm trying to show the product of two Legendre symbols. When I compile the following
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
$$\left(\frac{x}{p}\right) \left(\frac{x}{p}\right)$$
\end{document}
it ...
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How to globally put subscripts in math-mode in upright font using amsmath?
I'm often apply the subscript environment in math-mode to assign e.g. materials to material properties, $\eta_{oil}$, $\lambda_{air}$, etc. Not very mathematical but hey, I'm an engineer ;-)
I'm ...
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Proper punctuation after cases environment
I know that when writing a displayed equation, it's correct to write punctuation before the closing \] as follows:
This proves \[ x^2 = 3, \] and it follows that \[ x = \pm\sqrt{3}. \]
If I'm using ...
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mathabx and mathtools: \widetilde{} and \dot{} problem
The problem is the odd placement of g in the second line in the align environment. Strangely, the \dot{}-character is only misplaced if it is followed by another character. I need the mathabx package ...
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Is there a way to stop the vertical spread of multiple super- and sub-scripts?
I'd like to be able to place multiple sub and superscripts (in maths mode) on an element without having them expand vertically. That is, so that in the output of ${x^2_4}^6_8$, the 2 and 6 were ...
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Insert symbols inside verbatim mode LaTeX
I cannot insert mathematics symbols inside a verbatim mode in LaTeX.
This how I do:
\usepackage{alltt}
\begin{verbatim}
1- Train triggers model \( X_{i} \) -> Y_j (X_i: source phrase
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Proper way to use \ensuremath to define a macro useable in and out of math mode
Based on this solution related to defining a macro I came up with this macro to help me define a macro that I can use either in or outside of math mode.
The example as is functions as I want. However,...
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Replace individual page numbers with mathematical expressions
I'd like to replace a few individual page numbers in a document with mathematical expressions, like $a^0$ for page 1, $2(2)^1$ for 4, etc. I don't have a ToC or index, so I'm not concerned about the ...
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Text across several summation symbols
I have a question on how to have the following in an equation.
Here is some working code to start with:
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation}
P(X)=\sum_{X\in A}\cdots \...
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Matrix inside matrix
How I can make a matrix inside a matrix as shown in this picture?
Indeed, I want to treat every block as a separate matrix. For example, I want to add braces over and under the second matrix by \...
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How to use system font for equation in XeLaTeX?
I am trying to use system font for LaTeX. I am able to do it for text but not for the math part. Here is an example (compiled using XeLaTeX), where I use the font "Broadway", but it doesn't work for ...
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vertical equality in
How does one get inline or at least formula space typography of the following sort in an easy to parse (for the editor) way when writing formulas, for instance:
Yes, I know, the equalities ... can be ...
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math mode coloring [duplicate]
I want to color some of the symbols in math mode, but not their subscripts. However, when I do this, the subscripts are broken and escapes from the text.
I have prepared a minimal example to ...
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How to break this long radical into multiple lines?
I've got a very long radical in a display-math environment, so long that the equation spills in the right margin. How can I break that equation over multiple lines, so that it doesn't go into the ...
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How to change the default font of math operators
How to change the default font of math operators? The problem is that if I use the command \DeclareMathAlphabet\mathrm{U}{eur}{b}{n}, only new defined operators will be changed in terms of its font. ...
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Squares for answer choice options and perfect alignment to mathematical answers
Since 2005, I have generally used this model to create multiple-choice tests for my students. I kindly ask you if there are packages or macros, or particular strategies to have squares with the ...
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Why is exponent so low when used with hat-quantity in a fraction? Is this a bug?
Here is the MWE:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\[
\hat{R}^2\quad\frac{1}{\hat{R}^2}
\]
\end{document}
which give (I highlight with red for better see the lower "2" in the second ...
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Interaction of \boldmath and \not
It seems that using \boldmath (or \bm) along with the \not does not quite work so well. Here is an example using \not\subseteq and \not\le
where the line representing negation does not stretch ...
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How continue an equation next line
How can continue the equation of the rectangle red in next line?
\documentclass[11pt,a4paper,twocolumn]{article}
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\begin{equation*}
\left| \dot{r} \right| =
\sqrt{{- \, {e}^{-t} \left( \...
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Depth and height confusion
I create two equations:
$x \notin \mathbb{N}$; and
$x \in \mathbb{N}$.
As it turns out, both have the same depth value:
Depth = 0.39098pt
Height = 7.5pt
Depth = 0.39098pt
Height = 6.88889pt
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Systeme package
I am using the systeme package to create an equation system.
I am also using the mtpro2 package for mathematical notation.
When I want to create a 2x2 system with a curly bracket, it works just fine ...
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What is a good method for producing a unary plus/minus sign that always works?
Say I have a macro that does something in math mode (say, change the mathalphabet). This macro, \somecommand, takes one argument. I might want use is like this, feeding an empty argument into it: \(\...
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How to typeset an isomorphism symbol ($\simeq$) with a long bar
Is there any way to typeset in LaTeX a \simeq with a longer bar, or equivalently \stackrel{\sim}{\longrightarrow} without the arrowhead?
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Math Spacing in the presence of a trailing/non-trailing comma
I thought I knew how to use a \hphantom{} but don't know of an easy way to handle this case due to the comma. I want to get the text aligned for the X row. I added the appropriate \hphantom{{}+1} ...
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Color fraction bar
What would be the easiest way to create a fraction whose bar can be coloured as desired? I know one can use the \genfrac{left-delim}{right-delim}{thickness}{mathstyle}{numerator}{denominator} command ...
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uncommon form of continued-fraction expression
I have a copy of the text from the book to do. But I have been working in latex for a month and I have a problem with remaking these continued fractions.
My code is looking like this:
\[
\frac{n_{0}}{...
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How do I get italic sans-serif in math mode?
I have a paper in which I originally used mathit, bold mathit, mathcal and bold mathcal to distinguish various types of entities. Reviewing the paper on-screen it appears that \mathit{C} and \mathcal{...
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Why doesn't TeX/LaTeX interpret multi-letter sequences as functions / parentheses as \left/\right in math mode by default?
I am in constant search for an alternative to LaTeX, but it seems I am stuck for it for a long time, and I am trying to see the bright side of it.
The other day one thought struck me, I think, LaTeX ...
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If fractions are Inner atoms, why don't they have thin spaces on either side?
The TeXbook says that fractions are Inner atoms. But if so, they don't seem to have thin spaces on either side when Inner atoms have them. For instance, in
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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Substitute \frac for a slash (/) only on inline math mode
I was wondering if there is a way to have LaTeX interpret $\frac{a}{b}$ as $a/b$, but \[\frac{a}{b}\] as \[\frac{a}{b}\].
It is a little tedious to change a inline equation $a/b$ to a display ...
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Consistent vertical positioning of superscripts
This is somehow a follow-up question to this one.
I've got the following math expression:
\nabla_y u_0^{(i)}\nabla_y v^{(i)}
However, no matte, whether I enclose the v in curly brackets or not (as ...
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Best practice for printing and evaluating formulas with the minimal coding
Can the following MWE be reduced by creating a command that can accept a formula then print and evaluate it without the need to write it twice in two different forms for both evaluating and printing ...
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Typeset an upright ell
The $\ell$ character in math-mode is clearly slanted to match the usual slant of math-mode characters. Is there a way to typeset an upright version, that won't look slanted amid other upright-math-...
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Easy way to type more kinds of arrows?
There is \rightrightarrows to produce two parallel arrows, \longrightarrow to produce a longer arrow and \xrightarrow to produce an extendable arrow. But is there an easy way to produce two long ...
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Reduce Spacing In $<a>$
In math, one often needs to put a letter inside the symbols <>, e.g. to denote a cyclic group <x> generated by some element x. However, plain text displays the symbols < and > as an ...
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Wedge with vertical bar
I'm making a summary sheet of a course in LaTeX. There are, however, I have no idea how to draw two of the symbols. One of them is some sort of \wedge with a vertical bar through it, the other a \vee ...
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What does double backslash in LaTeX mean?
What does double backslash in LaTeX mean ? (please see example below)
label 2-1 & label 2-2 & label 3-3 & label 4-4 & label 5-5 \\
\verb= http:\\www.chinatex.org=\\
some line have \\...
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Same height for list of comma-separated vectors
I am trying to typeset a list of vectors spanning a multidimensional space, using the notation
span{v_1,v_2,...,v_n} (I haven't found out how to inline it as rendered latex)
i.e.:
span \{
\begin{...
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MinionPro, including math, in ConTeXt
A rather simple question, which probably will have a complex answer. I'm trying to migrate to ConTeXt, since I want to have a layout not easily achieved with LaTeX (grid...). In LaTeX, MinionPro is ...
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What do empty math character class symbols ("\mathpunct{}") do, and when are they used?
Every once in a while, one will encounter empty math characters with a specific math character class. For example, amsmath uses \mathpunct{} in its definition of \colon:
\renewcommand{\colon}{\...
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Math and Times font
I am trying to use the Times font for normal text and variables, and the default math font (CMR) for math. I tried using the Times package. This partially solves the problem. But I want the text in ...
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Simpler way to add color to equations in math mode?
I was looking for a simpler way to add color to math mode. Specifically, I wanted different parts of an equation to have different colors in order to better correlate with colors in a figure. The ...
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