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How to ignore proofs? [duplicate]
I'd like to print a shorter version of my paper without all the proofs, I'm thinking about something like
\renewenvironment{proof}{\begin{comment}}{\end{comment}}
but that activates the comment ...
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using a restatable before it is stated
This question is related to the question at Recalling a theorem, which uses the thmtools and thm-restate packages and the restatable environment to define a theorem that can be re-stated later on.
Is ...
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How can I define a new environment which limits the scope of \newtheorem commands?
I am attempting to make an environment out of the command given in one of the answers to this question: Customizing theorem name.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
...
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Creating a particular environment with a left-side rule
I don't have much experience in creating environments, and my understanding of them allows me to create environments which do something at the beginning and at the end (like for instance, in a "proof" ...
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Using environment argument inside a new environment doesn't work
I know it must be something trivial:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\usepackage{thmtools}
\usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor}
\usepackage{framed} ...
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My custom theorem/proof environments aren't playing well together
As can be shown in the following MWE, when I have a theorem environment followed by a proof environment, the proof isn't going into the next line; it's rendering right on top of the text I have for ...
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Problem using enumerate environment in a proof newenvironment definition
I want to define a simple environment to enclose my proofs, actually I just wanted to put a little square right at the end. So, I made this new environment definition:
\newenvironment{Proof}{ ...
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Can't use theorems in lyx (mac)
I want to switch to lyx, but I'm having a hard time trying to use environments. I red that they are supposed to be as a class in the drop down list at the top left (If I'm nor wrong, together with ...
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How do I adjust the placement of descriptions I've made alongside enumerated statements within a boxed theorem environment?
Basically, what I'd like is to have an elegant command that would enable descriptions (commutativity, associativity, etc.) made alongside enumerated statements to be aligned to the far right side of ...
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Preferred way of creating problem and solution environments
I know we can create problem-solution pairs using the exercise package but I am looking for something that is much simpler and similar to theorem and proof environments. I have solved this problem in ...
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Difference between \begin{theorem}…\end{theorem} and {\theorem …}
I see that both attempts to display a theorem in the following code generates similar output.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsthm}
\newtheorem{theorem}{Theorem}
\begin{document}
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Usage of \hskip \labelsep while creating an environment with trivlist
I am trying to learn how to create a theorem like environment from http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/Theorems.html
To keep the code below simple, I am not really defining a new ...
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How can I create a customized environment?
I would like to write some theorems down like this:
\begin{theorem}
\begin{preconditions}
$A := \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 2 \\ 3 & 4 \end{pmatrix}$\\
$B := \begin{pmatrix} 2 ...
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How to avoid that the \newenvironment text is placed on one single page
I am using the \newenvironment command for the first time and well it's causing troubles.
I am using it for creating a new theorem environment
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
...
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Customize environment “proof”
I need to create (or customize) an environment "proof" that has the option to explain after the word 'proof' the name of the theorem (or environment) along with its automatic numbering of the theorem ...
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Beamer newenvironment for theorems
I'm trying to define a new environment for theorems and I'm using this code:
% Theorem box
\pgfdeclarelayer{background}
\pgfsetlayers{background,main}
\tikzstyle{thmbox} = [inner sep=1em]
...
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Lyx 2.0 Formatted references to theorem/lemma/claim environments
In Lyx 2.0, I'm trying to use a formatted reference to a claim, but I cannot get the "formatted" part, i.e. I can't get it to typeset "claim" as well as the claim number.
I'm using modules "Theorems ...
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Can I disable italics in the body text of a theorem without amsthm/ntheorem?
I'm submitting a paper and am required to use a provided document class which defines its own theorem environments, so I can't use packages like amsthm or ntheorem. The class doesn't define a ...
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Specification in `theorem` environment also bold
I'm using the following packages/options in my article:
\documentclass[b4paper,12pt]{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{amsmath}
...
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Change only the ending with renewenvironment
I have a theorem environment I've made called "ex" (using the theoremstyle "definition"), which I use for examples in a book document class. I like that I can number the examples, but I want a proof ...
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Plain enumeration of theorems definitions etc
In my TeX document Theorems, Definitions, Lemmas are enumerated in the following way:
Definition 1.1
Lemma 1.1
Theorem 1.1
Definition 1.2
Lemma 1.2
Theorem 1.2
But I would like to have
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Easy-to-use reference-able environment for restating theorem-like environments?
This question is a development of the same issue as this one; following my own answer and later comment there, I decided it deserves a spin-off.
I would like to define an environment for restating ...
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Fancy Theorem Environment and Colors
I'm trying to make a boxed theorem environment with colors.
I thought I had done it, but I was mistaken--lists were the wrong colors.
In the picture above, I would like the "list" to be the same ...
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How to split an example into two parts?
I am trying to have an example (using the theorem environent in amsmath) split in two parts:
Example 1 ...
Some more discussion
Example 1 (continued) ...
What is the best way to do this ?
The ...
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Defining the caption of newtheorem with a command
In the example below you can see that both environments get the same caption.
How to prevent this? You will get the same result if you use an other package like amsthm, theorem or thmtools.
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Own command to create new environment
The following code isn't very minimal but I hope you will be able to understand the code.
\setcounter{errorcontextlines}{999}
\documentclass{scrartcl}
\usepackage{lipsum,ntheorem}
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How to put a star (or other symbol) in sections that are “special” (difficult, optional, etc)?
I'm currently writing a book, and I'd like some of the sections to be clearly marked as "difficult" or "optional". Not only sections, but also exercises (I'm using the exercise package) and theorems ...
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Use the same brackets or parenthesis as equations in an empty style environment
I have the following in my preamble:
\usepackage[overload, ntheorem]{empheq}
\usepackage[amsmath, thmmarks]{ntheorem}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\mathtoolsset{showonlyrefs,showmanualtags}
...
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Theorems and Definitions as quotes
Most standard styles highlight theorems and definitions using italics. Now this is something I really would like to avoid in my thesis (and generally). Unfortunately, if I just remove this "feature", ...
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5answers
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Customizing theorem name
Suppose I have a series of theorems that I would like displayed as
Jim's Theorem.
Bob's Theorem.
Will's Theorem.
rather than as “Theorem (Jim).”, “Theorem (Bob).”, and “Theorem ...
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Is there package to create a “Problem-Solution” environment that is symmetric for “twoside” pages?
Background
The following screenshot shows a Problem-Solution environment that is symmetric for twoside papers.
NOTE: The problem heading is on the right side for odd-numbered pages. For ...
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How to prevent paragraph breaks after theorem environments?
By default, the list environments (such as itemize) have the nice property that if you add a blank line after it, it starts a new paragraph, and if you don't, the paragraph continues. So
The ...
