| description | command | output |
|---|---|---|
| divides | | |
\(|\) |
| does not divide | \not | |
\(\not|\) |
| div | \operatorname{div} |
\(\operatorname{div}\) |
| mod | \mod |
\(\operatorname{mod}\) |
| greatest common divisor | \gcd |
\(\gcd\) |
| ceiling | \lceil x \rceil |
\(\lceil x\rceil\) |
| floor | \lfloor x \rfloor |
\(\lfloor x\rfloor\) |
| description | command | output |
|---|---|---|
| angle | \angle ABC |
\(\angle ABC\) |
| degree | 90^{\circ} |
\(90^{\circ}\) |
| triangle | \triangle ABC |
\(\triangle ABC\) |
| segment | \overline{AB} |
\(\overline{AB}\) |
| sine | \sin |
\(\sin\) |
| cosine | \cos |
\(\cos\) |
| tangent | \tan |
\(\tan\) |
| cotangent | \cot |
\(\cot\) |
| secant | \sec |
\(\sec\) |
| cosecant | \csc |
\(\csc\) |
| inverse sine | \arcsin |
\(\arcsin\) |
| inverse cosine | \arccos |
\(\arccos\) |
| inverse tangent | \arctan |
\(\arctan\) |
The followign symbols do not have to be surrounded by dollar signs.
| description | command | output |
|---|---|---|
| dollar sign | \$ |
$ |
| percent | \% |
% |
| ampersand | \& |
& |
| pound | \# |
# |
| backslash | \textbackslash |
\ |
| left quote marks | `` |
“ |
| right quote marks | '' |
” |
| single left quote | ` |
‘ |
| single right quote | ' |
’ |
| hyphen | X-ray |
X-ray |
| en-dash | pp. 5--15 |
pp. 5–15 |
| em-dash | Yes---or no? |
Yes—or no? |