From: Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl>
To: ntg-context@ntg.nl
Subject: Re: (mathematics) Stretching Unicode big operator
Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 20:02:29 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <51C889B5.6090107@wxs.nl> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <51C60CCE.4000006@student.ru.nl>
On 6/22/2013 10:45 PM, Sander Maijers wrote:
> If I decide to use, for instance, "Σ" instead of "\sum", this operator
> is no longer stretched/scaling regardless of the sub/superscripts
> specified tot it. Is it possible to keep stretching/scaling while using
> Inicode characters for such operators?
This is because it's a greek sigma and I'm pretty sure that e.g. Thomas
would be surprised to see a math symbol showing up in his greek.
You need to use another one:
$$\sum\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}}}}$$
$$∑\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\frac{1}{\frac{1}{2}}}}$$
Hans
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