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Double square brackets

In many equation editors (e.g. MS Word 2007 and Daum Equation Editor), there's a double square bracket. Is there a TeX equivalent for [[, ((, )), and ]]?
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2answers
133 views

Text mode commands/symbols in math mode

I am fairly new to LaTeX, and have run into a problem with commands apparently only available in text mode, where I would like to use them in math mode as well (e.g. integrated in equations). One of ...
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1answer
101 views

dotted symbols in equations

I am writing a mathematical equation in LaTeX but want some of the symbols to be represented by dotted line segments. In practice I want to use \sqcup, which consists of three line segments, and want ...
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1answer
90 views

How to put the equation number at the end

How to put the equation number at the end like below
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0answers
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Notations become coneivable? [closed]

Since there is an obvious redundancy of notations for same things in mathematics (take http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_derivative as an example), we often face the dilemma while composing ...
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Label equation with a symbol

I would like to label an equation with an arbitrary symbol, rather than a number, or letter. Is this possible?
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2answers
378 views

How to create an equation library, to be called like bibtex?

I am newby in LateX, but I want to create an stand alone document to be used as a equation library where I can select my equations by calling them by name, and finally produce a list of equations used ...
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1answer
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Equation var with apostrophes?

So I wrote this: $\{m'_{i}\}$ Without success, (I get errors/warning) How do I write the apostrophe in Latex? Thanks;)
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1answer
11k views

Symbol for Gaussian distribution

What is the symbol for the normal density function in LaTeX?
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What useful web services are out there?

Looking at this question, I wonder what good and useful web services are out there. For example the LaTeX symbol classifier looks interesting. You can draw a symbol with your mouse and get back the ...
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2answers
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Big \sum instead of small \sum in array environment

\begin{align*} \begin{array}{c} \min \: A = \min \: \sum_{i\in B} C_i \\ \\ \min \: D = \min \: \sum_{i\in B} \pi_i \cdot F_i \end{array} \end{align*} See http://i.stack.imgur.com/TFIfY.png for an ...
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How can I have a bigger integral (\int) delimiter?

I'm writing some integrals and I don't like the way the \int symbol is displayed when it is followed by a big delimiter. Here's the code: \[ \int_S\biggl(\nabla\times\bar B - \mu_0\bar J - ...