I need to indicate the relation to that the ordering \geq
operator refers, because there are several relations R
, Q
and so on. For display-style math I use the \underset
macro to put the relation symbol below the operator. Actually I defined a new macro like this
% Extended >= operator
\newcommand{\extgeq}[1]{\underset{#1}{\geq}}
% Some short-cuts for frequently used relations in my text
\newcommand{\Rgeq}{\extgeq{R}}
\newcommand{\Qgeq}{\extgeq{Q}}
\newcommand{\Sgeq}{\extgeq{S}}
I think it is clear how it works and how it is used.
For display-style math this approach is OK, but I also need to use it in short inline-style math snippets, like Assume $a \Rgeq b$ holds and ...
. In these cases line-spacing is destroyed because the relation symbol is put below the operator. However I would prefer a subscript to the right of the operator and the same automatic behavior as for sum-style operators. Moreover, the result (operator > plus relation symbol) should still be considered a binary operator and not an ordinary math noun such that the surrounding spacing is correct.
So the questions are:
- How do I improve the definition of
\extgeq
such that it differentiates between display and inline math mode - How do I ensure that the inline version of the combined symbol is still treated as a binary operator? (
\geq_{R}
seems to be treated as a noun.)