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| <h3>When I enter one of the |
| symbols <KBD><B>#</B></KBD><B>, <KBD><B>&</B></KBD>,<KBD><B>|</B></KBD>, <KBD><B>^</B></KBD> or <KBD><B>_</B></KBD> I get an unexpected result or an error message. How can I use these |
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| <P>These symbols all have a special meaning in <I>Math</I>:</P> |
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| <LI>The symbol<KBD> # </KBD>is used in stacks and matrices. |
| <LI>The symbols<KBD> & </KBD>and<KBD> | </KBD>are used for |
| logical and and logical or. |
| <LI>The symbols<KBD> ^ </KBD>and<KBD> _ </KBD>are used for |
| subscripts and superscripts. |
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| <P>To use them in your formula you can put them in quotation marks, |
| which means that you insert them as text.</P> |
| <P>If you want to use the symbol "|" you should consider |
| whether the construction you need is one of the the following:</P> |
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| <LI><KBD>a divides b </KBD>is used to typeset a| b. |
| <LI><KBD>abs a </KBD>is used to typeset |a|. |
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