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LaTeX Symbols: The basics
| Description | Command | Output |
|---|---|---|
| addition | + | + |
| subtraction | _ | _ |
| plus or minus | \pm | ± |
| multiplication (times) | \times | [latex]\times[/latex] |
| multiplication (dot) | \cdot | [latex]\cdot[/latex] |
| division symbol | \div | [latex]\div[/latex] |
| division (slash) | / | / |
| circle plus | \oplus | [latex]\oplus[/latex] |
| circle times | \otimes | [latex]\otimes[/latex] |
| equal | = | = |
| not equal | \neq | [latex]\neq[/latex] |
| less than | < | < |
| greater than | > | > |
| less than or equal to | \le | [latex]\le[/latex] |
| greater than or equal to | \ge | [latex]\ge[/latex] |
| approximately equal to | \approx | [latex]\approx[/latex] |
| infinity | \infty | [latex]\infty[/latex] |
| dots | 1,2,3,\dots | [latex]1,2,3,\dots[/latex] |
| dots | 1+2+3+\cdots | [latex]1 + 2 + 3 + á á á\cdots[/latex] |
| fraction | \frac{a}{b} | [latex]\frac{a}{b}[/latex] |
| square root | \sqrt{x} | [latex]\sqrt{x}[/latex] |
| nth root | \sqrt[n]{x} | [latex]\sqrt[n]{x}[/latex] |
| exponentiation | a^b | [latex]a^b[/latex] |
| subscript | a_b | [latex]a_b[/latex] |
| absolute value | |x| | [latex]|x|[/latex] |
| natural log | \ln(x) | [latex]ln(x)[/latex] |
| logarithms | \log_{a}b | [latex]\log_{a}b[/latex] |
| exponential function | e^x=\exp(x) | [latex]e^x=\exp(x)[/latex] |
| degree | \deg(f) | [latex]\deg(f)[/latex] |
| example | x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a} | [latex]\large x=\frac{-b\pm\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}[/latex] |
