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'''LaTeX''' is a [[computer language|computer typesetting language]] for [[mathematical]] [[markup]]. It was designed and developed by Leslie Lamport<ref>Gratzer, G. ''First Steps in LaTeX''. Birkhauser, Boston; p. xiv (1999) [http://books.google.com/books?id=mLdg5ZdDKToC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR14#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref> as an extension of TeX, an existing typesetting language developed by [[Donald Knuth]]. LaTeX is used nearly universally by [[mathematician]]s, [[physicist]]s, [[engineer]]s, [[computer scientist]]s and other scientists in need of technical [[formatting]] in their publications. | '''LaTeX''' is a [[computer language|computer typesetting language]] for [[mathematical]] [[markup]]. It was designed and developed by Leslie Lamport<ref>Gratzer, G. ''First Steps in LaTeX''. Birkhauser, Boston; p. xiv (1999) [http://books.google.com/books?id=mLdg5ZdDKToC&lpg=PP1&pg=PR14#v=onepage&q&f=false]</ref> as an extension of TeX, an existing typesetting language developed by [[Donald Knuth]]. LaTeX is used nearly universally by [[mathematician]]s, [[physicist]]s, [[engineer]]s, [[computer scientist]]s and other scientists in need of technical [[formatting]] in their publications. | ||
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| + | ==Example== | ||
| + | \documentclass{12pt}[article] %Specifies the font size and the document style | ||
| + | \begin{document} %Begins the document | ||
| + | \sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{1}{2} | ||
| + | \end{document} %Document closing tag | ||
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| + | This LaTeX code would output: | ||
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| + | <math>\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{1}{2}</math> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:40, October 12, 2011
LaTeX is a computer typesetting language for mathematical markup. It was designed and developed by Leslie Lamport[1] as an extension of TeX, an existing typesetting language developed by Donald Knuth. LaTeX is used nearly universally by mathematicians, physicists, engineers, computer scientists and other scientists in need of technical formatting in their publications.
Example
\documentclass{12pt}[article] %Specifies the font size and the document style
\begin{document} %Begins the document
\sqrt{\frac{1}{4}} = \frac{1}{2}
\end{document} %Document closing tag
This LaTeX code would output:
