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Line 44 specification (see |
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.Sx SEE ALSO |
.Sx SEE ALSO |
for references). |
for references). |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Equations within |
An equation starts with an input line containing exactly the characters |
.Xr mdoc 7 |
.Sq \&.EQ , |
or |
may contain multiple input lines, and ends with an input line |
.Xr man 7 |
containing exactly the characters |
documents are enclosed by the standalone |
.Sq \&.EN . |
.Sq \&.EQ |
Equivalently, an equation can be given in the middle of a single |
and |
text input line by surrounding it with the equation delimiters |
.Sq \&.EN |
defined with the |
tags. |
.Cm delim |
Equations are multi-line blocks consisting of formulas and control |
statement. |
statements. |
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.Sh EQUATION STRUCTURE |
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Each equation is bracketed by |
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.Sq \&.EQ |
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and |
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.Sq \&.EN |
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strings. |
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.Em Note : |
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these are not the same as |
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.Xr roff 7 |
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macros, and may only be invoked as |
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.Sq \&.EQ . |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The equation grammar is as follows, where quoted strings are |
The equation grammar is as follows, where quoted strings are |
case-sensitive literals in the input: |
case-sensitive literals in the input: |
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| \(dqsqrt\(dq box |
| \(dqsqrt\(dq box |
| box pos box |
| box pos box |
| box mark |
| box mark |
| \(dqmatrix\(dq \(dq{\(dq [col \(dq{\(dq list \(dq}\(dq ]* |
| \(dqmatrix\(dq \(dq{\(dq [col \(dq{\(dq list \(dq}\(dq]* \(dq}\(dq |
| pile \(dq{\(dq list \(dq}\(dq |
| pile \(dq{\(dq list \(dq}\(dq |
| font box |
| font box |
| \(dqsize\(dq text box |
| \(dqsize\(dq text box |
Line 125 int (integral), sum (summation), grad (gradient), del |
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Line 113 int (integral), sum (summation), grad (gradient), del |
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differential), times (multiply), cdot (center-dot), nothing (zero-width |
differential), times (multiply), cdot (center-dot), nothing (zero-width |
space), approx (approximately equals), prime (prime), half (one-half), |
space), approx (approximately equals), prime (prime), half (one-half), |
partial (partial differential), inf (infinity), >> (much greater), << |
partial (partial differential), inf (infinity), >> (much greater), << |
(much less), \-> (left arrow), <\- (right arrow), +\- (plus-minus), != |
(much less), <\- (left arrow), \-> (right arrow), +\- (plus-minus), != |
(not equal), == (equivalence), <= (less-than-equal), and >= |
(not equal), == (equivalence), <= (less-than-equal), and >= |
(more-than-equal). |
(more-than-equal). |
The character escape sequences documented in |
The character escape sequences documented in |
Line 146 is used as the delimiter for the value |
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Line 134 is used as the delimiter for the value |
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.Ar val . |
.Ar val . |
This allows for arbitrary enclosure of terms (not just quotes), such as |
This allows for arbitrary enclosure of terms (not just quotes), such as |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.D1 Cm define Ar foo 'bar baz' |
.D1 Cm define Ar foo \(aqbar baz\(aq |
.D1 Cm define Ar foo cbar bazc |
.D1 Cm define Ar foo cbar bazc |
.Pp |
.Pp |
It is an error to have an empty |
It is an error to have an empty |
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Definitions can create arbitrary strings, for example, the following is |
Definitions can create arbitrary strings, for example, the following is |
a legal construction. |
a legal construction. |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
.Bd -literal -offset indent |
define foo 'define' |
define foo \(aqdefine\(aq |
foo bar 'baz' |
foo bar \(aqbaz\(aq |
.Ed |
.Ed |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Self-referencing definitions will raise an error. |
Self-referencing definitions will raise an error. |
Line 178 statement is a synonym for |
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Line 166 statement is a synonym for |
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while |
while |
.Cm tdefine |
.Cm tdefine |
is discarded. |
is discarded. |
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.It Cm delim |
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This statement takes a string argument consisting of two bytes, |
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to be used as the opening and closing delimiters for equations |
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in the middle of text input lines. |
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Conventionally, the dollar sign is used for both delimiters, |
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as follows: |
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.Bd -literal -offset indent |
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\&.EQ |
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delim $$ |
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\&.EN |
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An equation like $sin pi = 0$ can now be entered |
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in the middle of a text input line. |
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.Ed |
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.Pp |
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The special statement |
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.Cm delim off |
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temporarily disables previously declared delimiters and |
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.Cm delim on |
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reenables them. |
.It Cm gfont |
.It Cm gfont |
Set the default font of subsequent output. |
Set the default font of subsequent output. |
Its syntax is as follows: |
Its syntax is as follows: |
Line 470 commands are also ignored. |
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Line 477 commands are also ignored. |
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.%T System for Typesetting Mathematics |
.%T System for Typesetting Mathematics |
.%J Communications of the ACM |
.%J Communications of the ACM |
.%V 18 |
.%V 18 |
.%P 151\(en157 |
.%P pp. 151\(en157 |
.%D March, 1975 |
.%D March, 1975 |
.Re |
.Re |
.Rs |
.Rs |