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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] |