Monday, February 17, 2020, 12:13 AM
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Glossary: Math Notation Help
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s.u.m

$$\sum_{n+2}^x$$  is  $\sum_{n+2}^x$

sigma (lower case greek letter)

$$\sigma$$ gives $\sigma$

Sigma (upper case greek letter)

$$\Sigma$$ gives $\Sigma$

smiley

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square bracket

• Synatx: \left[...\right]
• Ex.: $$\left[a,b\right]$$ gives $\left[a,b\right]$

square root

@@@sqrt{x}@@@  is @@sqrt(x)@@

subscript

underscore $$x_2$$  is   $x_2$

sum (summation)

• General syntax for symbols with a kind of lower and upper limits:

\symbolname_{lowerexpression}^{upperexpression}

• In general, there are two ways how these lower and upper expressions can be placed: centered below and above the symbol or in a subscript / superscript manner. In the first case the symbol name is preceded by the word "big", in the second there is no prefix.
• Syntax for summation symbol:

$$\bigsum_{i=k}^{n}$$   gives

$\bigsum_{i=k}^{n}$

and

$$\sum_{i=k}^{n}$$   gives

$\sum_{i=k}^{n}$

• Use font size commands for a nicer picture:

$$\LARGE\bigsum_{\small{i=1}}^{\small{n}}$$   gives

$\LARGE\bigsum_{\small{i=1}}^{\small{n}}$

and

$$\large\sum_{\small{i=1}}^{\small{n}}$$   gives

$\large\sum_{\small{i=1}}^{\small{n}}$

superscript

$$x^2$$ or $$x^3$$ is $x^2$ or $x^3$