# Difference between alphabet $a$ and “a” [closed]

I have a very simple problem. I want to write "a" in an equation, however output is .... Please see output. How i can overcome this problem?

## closed as unclear what you're asking by siracusa, user121799, Henri Menke, Stefan Pinnow, SebastianoAug 29 '18 at 4:57

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• It looks like you are using a language package that redefines the arabic digits. Can you show us an example that reproduces the screenshot you get, please? In any way what you are typing should definitely be written in math mode: $A = (a_1, a_2, \dots, a_n)$ – moewe Jul 9 '18 at 10:14
• Please see "a" carefully. The problem is there. – user108438 Jul 9 '18 at 10:26
• Solved in comments in tex.stackexchange.com/questions/439880/diffrece-between-a-and-a – Johannes_B Jul 9 '18 at 10:45
• Possible duplicate of Diffrece between "a" and $a$ – naphaneal Jul 9 '18 at 10:58