Questions tagged [symbols]
{symbols} is about specific non-alphabetic symbols or math symbols, e.g., about looking-up, constructing, or using symbols. For questions about {fonts} or alphabetic {characters} use the respective tag instead.
115 questions from the last 365 days
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Need a new Latex command for square brackets
I've already encountered in this site complaints that in the standard font, the horizontal lines (serifs) in the image of square brackets are too short and difficult to visually distinguish. As a ...
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How can the roots of a quadratic equation be written in radical form?
I am trying to express the roots of a quadratic equation `t^2-3t-7=0' in radical form.
I tried
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{polexpr}
\usepackage{xint}
\begin{document}
\poldef f(t) = t^2-...
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Twisted Equality
I am trying to create a new math symbol. Could someone please help me with it?
My current code:
\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\RequirePackage{tikz}
\newcommand{\eq}{\begin{tikzpicture}%
[scale=....
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Typsetting alternatives
I was eager to write this question, namely,
in a better way. I myself wrote it down as:
$\text{Let } E(n)=\displaystyle\int\limits_{0}^{\pi} \sin^{2n+1}(x)\cos^{28}{x}dx$
$\text{Let } J(n)=\...
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Looking for a symbol like big \ast
The question is rather simple. How to obtain the following big asterisk symbol? I apologize if it is duplicate.
Thank you very much.
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How to add fermata symbol to metre package?
I am using the package metre. It has the environment \metra{} used for typesetting latin (and greek) metre notation. This environment has almost all the special characters I need, except one: I need a ...
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\bm makes \dot and \hat of capital letters A-F reset the whole letter to \Gamma
When using \bm, I can't use \dot and \hat on uppercases A-F (lowercases and the rest of the alphabet are fine), and it instead writes the Gamma character, along with an error message the the value ...
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Obtaining math symbols' low-level definitions
One can simply obtain the definition of some math symbols that have no arguments, like
latexdef alpha
\alpha:
\mathchar"10B
\the\alpha:
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But for those symbols, which can only be input by a ...
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How do I get a stable \noteta?
In some theories on predication \eta is used instead of set theoretical \in.
How do I get a useful symbol for \noteta which is to \eta as \notin is to \in?
The solutions should be compilable both with ...
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Why is my METAFONT code wrong?
mode_setup;
thick#:=10pt#;
thin#:=5pt#;
xoo#:=15pt#;
yoo#:=20pt#;
dot#:=4pt#;
slant#:=0pt#;
define_pixels(thick, thin, xoo, yoo, dot, slant);
ascender:=3;
descender:=1;
def be(expr x, y) = (x*xoo+y*...
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Raise integral signs with limits
Is there a way to raise an integral sign slightly and bring the limits together with it?
For example, in
\documentclass{report}
\begin{document}
\[
\int_0^1 \sqrt{a+b\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{a+b\sqrt{x}}}} dx
...
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Alternative symbol (curlyvee) with arrow
I was looking for a symbol to display the alternative like || or \vee but with some kind of pointer to the choice. I thank that \curlyvee with a left/right arrow would be perfect:
Can someone help me ...
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How to typeset this smiley symbol used in a math book? [duplicate]
I found the following symbol used inside mathematical formulas in the book
A Mathematical Prelude to the Philosophy of Mathematics:
How can this symbol be replicated in LaTeX?
Is there a standard way ...
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How may I upside-down the exclamation operator?
Edit: On account of some stress while writing up the document, I wrongly stated in the comments below that the beamer was in pdf-tex. That was the major factor which created strong criticism from some,...
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What is the symbol/macro for `$(\!\!)$` (symbol that looks like opening and closing paretheses that overlap each other)?
In 100+ years old algebraic geometry texts one sees notation like
$(a(\!\!)A,B,C)^2=0$.
How does one properly typeset $(\!\!)$ in (La)TeX?
for some reason I can't seem to be able to post proper TeX ...
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