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Version: DocBook V4.5

informalequation

informalequation — A displayed mathematical equation without a title

Synopsis

Content Model

informalequation ::=
(blockinfo?,
(alt?,
(graphic+|mediaobject+|mathphrase+)))

Attributes

Common attributes

Name

Type

Default

floatstyle

CDATA

None

Description

An InformalEquation is usually a mathematical equation or a group of related mathematical equations.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Note

It is an error to supply a title in the blockinfo for an informal example.

Children

The following elements occur in informalequation: alt, blockinfo, graphic, mathphrase, mediaobject.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
The equation
<informalequation>
<alt>e^(pi*i) + 1 = 0</alt>
<graphic fileref="figures/epi10.png"/>
</informalequation>
is delightful because it joins together five of the most
important mathematical constants.
</para>

The equation

is delightful because it joins together five of the most important mathematical constants.

For additional examples, see also mml-math.