mathphrase
mathphrase — A mathematical phrase that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup.
Synopsis
mathphrase ::= ![[-]](figs/web/nav/down.gif)
- Zero or more of:
- text
replaceable- Graphic inlines
- Indexing inlines
- Linking inlines
- Ubiquitous inlines
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Attributes
Description
A mathphrase is a simple, inline equation, one
that can be represented using ordinary text, symbols, subscripts, and
superscripts. A good example is: E=mc2.
Processing expectations
Formatted inline.
Parents
These elements contain mathphrase: equation, informalequation, initializer, inlineequation.
Children ![[+]](figs/web/nav/right.gif)
This element contains 29 elements.
Examples
<article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example equation</title> <equation xml:id="eq.fermatphrase"> <title>Fermat's Last Theorem</title> <mathphrase>x<superscript>n</superscript> + y<superscript>n</superscript> ≠ z<superscript>n</superscript> ∀ n ≠ 2</mathphrase> </equation> </article>
xn
+ yn
≠ zn
∀ n ≠ 2
Equation 3. Fermat's Last Theorem