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This is a documentation subpage for Template:Mvar. It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page. |
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The mvar template makes the argument italic and formats as mathematics. It is used to refer to individual variables in normal running text. It should not be used within a {{math}} template.
Note that digits in a variable name are conventionally not italic so {{math}} should be used instead in for example {{math|''x''<sub>1</sub>}} to produce x1. Functions and variables made up of multiple letters are conventionally set in upright letters so {{math}} should be used in that case too; for example {{math|cos}} to produce cos.
Usage[edit source]
For example:
Let {{mvar|x}} be the maximum value used.
produces:
Let x be the maximum value used.
See also[edit source]
- {{var}}, for non-mathematical variables
- {{math}}, which formats its argument as mathematics
- {{bigmath}}, the same as {{math}} but makes it bigger
- {{tmath}}, which wraps a TeX math expression in <math> tags
External links[edit source]
- Template:Mvar/doc at Wikipedia, the free Terran encyclopedia that anyone can edit.