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mathphrase

mathphrase — A mathematical phrase, an expression that can be represented with ordinary text and a small amount of markup

Synopsis​

Mixed Content Model​

mathphrase ::=
(#PCDATA|subscript|superscript|emphasis)*

Attributes​

Common attributes

Description​

A mathphrase is a simple, inline equation, one that can be represented using ordinary text, symbols, subscripts, and superscripts. E=mc2, for example.

Processing expectations​

Formatted inline.

Parents​

These elements contain mathphrase: equation, informalequation, inlineequation.

Children​

The following elements occur in mathphrase: emphasis, subscript, superscript.

Examples​

<!DOCTYPE equation PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd">
<equation id="mathphrase.example.1">
<title>Fermat's Last Theorem</title>
  <alt>x^n + y^n &ne; z^n &forall; n &gt; 2</alt>
  <mathphrase>x<superscript>n</superscript>
+ y<superscript>n</superscript>
≠ z<superscript>n</superscript>
∀ n ≠ 2</mathphrase>
</equation>

Equation 3. Fermat's Last Theorem

xn + yn ≠ zn ∀ n ≠ 2