Questions tagged [math-operators]
{math-operators} is about operators in math mode. These include sums, integrals and similar, text operators like sin, cos, etc.
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How to type summation notation with a vertical line in Latex?
I need to type the following summation symbol in Latex. Could anyone help me? Literally, there needs to be a vertical line in a summation symbol, and $\hat{\beta}_2$ is just a subscript. Thanks in ...
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Math mode in Tabular environment [duplicate]
With tabular or tabularx environment, when dealing with numbers , percentages and other math symbols per se, do we need to use the math mode ( $$ for instance ) with every number/symbol.
Is there an ...
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Pre-define complicated math operators
Problem
I am trying to find a easy way to write Rademacher complexity so that I just need to write different index, function and constraint every time. Like defining partial derivative I previously ...
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What is a good way to declare math operators?
it's not really clear to me how to declare unary and binary math operators in a "good" way. At the very least, I'd like spacing to be correct. But I'd also like the defined macro to be used "as is" in ...
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Align vector symbol with upright math letter
So basically I need to put a vector symbol (\vec) on an upright letter for which I use \mathrm in math mode. For example:
\vec{\mathrm{E}}
While Katex seems to get the alignment right on all the ...
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Underscript, subscript and superscript add the same time possibly via \mathoperator* without trailing space
I have a symbol, which I want to give a underscipt, subscript and superscript.
I tried:
\DeclareMathOperator*{\wmat}{w}
\wmat_2_i^j
But now I get a space between my symbol and the sub and ...
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Stacking Symbols for a Math Operator [duplicate]
I want to create a math operator that is an integral with a square (\square) stack onto it such that the integral is still formated the way that the operator \int is. How do I do this?
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Symbol “represented by” from quantum mechanics [duplicate]
The symbol I'm referring to is a standard equal sign with a dot right above it.
I've looked around, but cannot seem to find the LaTeX code for the symbol used by Sakuri to represent operators in his ...
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XeLaTex: error on Z operator of an equation
I try to write the following equation using amsmath:
So far I tried the following approaches:
$H : G \rightarrow \Z_{q}^{*}$
$H : G \rightarrow \Zeta_{q}^{*}$
But both of them result to erroneous ...
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Resize several math operators to the same size
I need to use several math operations between the same kind of objects and would like them to be of matching sizes. E.g. I have two different operations: $\otimes$ and $\ast$. But the asterisk is much ...
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How do I fix the parentheses and division bar spacing in this quotient of partial derivatives?
With this code:
$\frac{\left(\ffrac{\partial \left[\frac{P}{T}\right]}{\partialV}\right)_T
}{\left(\ffrac{\partial
V}{\partial T}\right)_V}$
And where:
\newcommand{\ffrac}[2]{\ensuremath{\frac{\...
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Using “\R”, for real numbers, results in error “Undefined control sequence” [duplicate]
I would like to insert a double-struck letter ℝ for the real-numbers. However, all of my attempts so far have yielded an error.
\documentclass[sigconf]{acmart}
\begin{document}
\section{...
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How to define an arbitrary math function that works in `tikz` environments? [duplicate]
Using this post:
Package or command for inverse hyperbolic trig functions?
it is easy to write (inverse) hyperbolic Secant function in documents. But the
main problem is it doesn't works on tikz ...
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Define a new big operator in ConTeXt
I would like to replace the sum symbol by a big plus as Pedro G. Mattos wanted to do here How can I define a big plus operator that works like \bigcup?.
In the wiki I found that the command I should ...
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How can i type a negative angle
How can I type a negative angle? Like this:
I've been trying a lot of things around $U\angle\gamma$ but couldn't make it work.
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Error when defining a math operator and corresponding `\renewcommand`
I tried to define a new math operator - essentially a math macro. I wanted to define an operator for the Eccentricity of a graph or network. The code seems to work when I generate a PDF, however I am ...
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Wrong position of the vcentered minus sign in subscript using stix2
Is there any way to place minus sign at the same height as the horizontal bar of the plus without using raisebox?
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{stix2}
\begin{document}
\( I_{a\vcenter{\hbox{$...
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No spacing after \Sigma?
There seems to be barely any spacing (if at all) after \Sigma, making it hard to read. Is this normal? Is there any way around it?
$ \Sigma_{v \in V} \alpha $
Output:
Desired output:
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Are there any packages which simplify typsetting integrals?
The physics package has been instrumental for me in typesetting math cleanly and consistently (while following a lot of nuances of mathematical typesetting). But it does not have integral support. ...
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How to create an expectation symbol that behave similarly to \sum? [duplicate]
Introduction
This question is already asked here. If you want you could consider this one a duplicate. However, even if the proposed solution satisfied the one that posted the question, it doesn't ...
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Further questions about mathrm and operatorname: spacing after \colon
EDIT: As clarified in the answers below, this appears to be a bug with amsmath and colon and thus doesn't really have anything to do with mathrm versus operatorname.
This question contains an ...
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How do you resize the box of a symbol, while vertically centering it?
Consider the following MWE:
\documentclass[margin=2mm]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb}
\usepackage{graphics}
\def\myboxmin{\mathop{\raisebox{.15em}{\scalebox{.5}{$\boxminus$}}}}
\begin{...
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\DeclareMathOperator not working on some math names with a number at the end
I am trying to use \DeclareMathOperator to make names for some Maple generated latex which uses the special function LommelS1
For some reason I can't figure out, it is not working.
\documentclass[...
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Problem with font math operator
this is my first time here because I need a help about main font and math font.
When I use the standard font, there isn't problem, but, when I change the main font, for example "Gill Sans MT", the ...
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Formatting of a star in the right upper corner of a product symbol [duplicate]
I'm trying to get a star in the right upper corner of a product symbol:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
First variant in equation is bad:
\begin{equation}\...
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Reverse an existing big math operator keeping same functionality (such as limits)
I would like to define an operator \rsum which has all the same functionality of \sum with the only difference being that \rsum displays a mirrored image of the sigma glyph.
I have found the ...
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\mathop applied on colon
I thought I knew when \mathop centers its argument on the math axis and when it does not, but apparently I'm wrong (admittedly, that happens rather often :-)).
\documentclass{article}
\begin{...
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How can I create macros that always have the same kind of behavior?
So this question is actually two, but I think they'll be solved in the same way, so I'm putting them together. The form \textstyle\lim_{n\to\infty} always bothers me, because it takes up lots of ...
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Why is this weird space appearing after my minus sign
I'm using MathJax-Node to turn TeX maths equations into both MathML and SVG on my server. Mostly this works fine. But when I render Tupper's self-referential formula, a weird space appears after the ...
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\DeclareMathOperator adds spaces after the periods contained in its second argument (name text)
The following MCE points out that \DeclareMathOperator, if its second argument (name text) contains periods, adds spaces after those periods:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
%
\...
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How to generate \biguminus math symbol?
How do I create a \biguminus symbol which is similar to \biguplus except there is a minus sign instead of plus sign?
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What in the following code could be missing or at fault? There is no difference in size between textstyle and displaystyle [closed]
\documentclass[a4paper]{article}
\usepackage{slashed}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{mathabx} % \degree\third
\usepackage{MnSymbol}% \plus
% Latex standard: \times
\newcommand{\boto}{\...
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Mathematical equation using { with following three lines
I would like to typeset the following equation in LaTeX:
However, I am stuck here:
\begin{equation} \label{OBV1}
\begin{split}
OBV = OBV\textsubscript{previous} + \Bigg\{
\end{split}
...
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How can I make a letter appear over an arrow in math mode? [duplicate]
I pretty much want \overrightarrow but the opposite.
I tried \rightarrow\limits^{x}, but that didn't work either.
Then I tried to to do \usepackage{mathtools} in order to use \xrightarrow. It ...
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Math symbol doesn't work properly
Something quite strange. Why I have as a result of the following formula:
\begin{equation}
\omega=\lambda_{1}\Sigma^{-1}\bf{1}+\lambda_{2}\Sigma^{-1}\mu
\end{equation}
a black square instead the ...
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a more elegant subscript
I would need a suggestion to write a new command for superscripts and subscripts. the problem occurs above all with double pawns or with external paws to a parenthesis
Written in this way are really ...
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Apply Math operations on loaded data inside PGF/Tikz plot for each column
I am new to LaTeX plotting system and I have got lost in a problem,
I have a csv file which has 11 columns, and I want to plot columns 2 to 11 vs column 1. So I do it as given in the following code (...
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Index under sum symbol below following equation
I have a sum symbol with a quite long index underneath. This produces too much space between the following signs.
\begin{equation}
\sum_{X\leq-VaR_\alpha(X)}{P(X)\cdot x}
\end{equation}
I would ...
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What is the right space between a math operator and its subscript?
I am trying to define a command for a math operator \mathcal P_\mathrm{ext}. So I thought some candidates for this:
\mathcal P_\mathrm{ext}(H)
\operatorname{\mathcal P}_\mathrm{ext}(H)
\...
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How can I use ESSTIX font in LaTeX
I am quite interested in the ESSTIX symbol font. The question is, how can I use symbols from this font set? In particular, I am quite interested in those symbols in ESSTIX6 (especially the integral ...
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True fixed-width font for standalone mathematical expressions
I'd like the following to be in a fixed-width (i.e. monospace) font, so I can get the various expressions lined up nicely in order to (probably with a bit of manipulation) make their similarities and ...
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How do I get \DeclareMathOperator to put the limit beneath? [duplicate]
I use at the picture above:
\DeclareMathOperator{\vo}{vol}
And this is the complete line:
\[
\lim_{a}=\vo_{a}
\]
I can make that the a will be below the vol? (like the lim).
Thank you!!
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Generate math symbols from argument
I have been trying to create a small latex math symbol reference. My list will require repetition of lines like \textbackslash lfloor - $\lfloor$. I want to create a command that takes in one argument ...
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Macro for writing 10^power
Can we define a macro for writing "10^power" using a single command?
like I am using following macros for various units.
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt,oneside,openright]{report}
\usepackage{listings}
...
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Centering Three Vertical Dots With the Math Axis
I have a formula like below
w(\boldsymbol{\kappa})=\frac{1}
{2}\boldsymbol{\kappa}\,\vdots\,\mathbf{G}\,\vdots\,\boldsymbol{\kappa}
which has an output of the form
I want the triple vertical dots ...
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Long summation symbol
I need to put a long expression under summation symbol in single row.
For example like this $(i_1,\ldots,i_n)\in\mathcal{P}(\overline{1,n})$.
How can I get a long summation symbol? Long but not tall.
...
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Does there exist a 'curly' multiplication symbol?
Question: Does there exist a 'curly' multiplication symbol?
For example, for 'curly' equal sign, we have $\approx,$ which distinguishes itself from the normal $=$ sign.
I would like to do the same ...
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unicode-math: problem with math versions and operator font --?
When changing the math font using \mathversion under unicode-math, math operator commands (such as \lim or \cos) lead to an error message stating "math alphabet identifier \mathrm is undefined in math ...
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Rounding to nearest integer symbol in Latex
There are some threads here, in which it is explained how to use \lceil \rceil \lfloor \rfloor.
But generally, in math, there is a sign that looks like a combination of ceil and floor, which means ...
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LaTeX: How to use inline limits in equation mode [duplicate]
When in equation mode, limits appear below and above operators (\min, \max, \sum, etc.) I would like to make them appear as in inline mode, near the operators. I know the inverse is possible (adding \...
