TeX


 
 
TeX

TEX, written as TeX in plain text, is a typesetting system created by Donald Knuth. It is popular in academia, especially in the mathematics, physics and computer science communities. It has largely displaced Unix troff, the other favored formatter, in many Unix installations.

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TeX is generally considered to be the best way to typeset complex mathematical formulas, but, especially in the form of LaTeX and other template packages, is now also being used for many other typesetting tasks.

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Typesetting: Typesetting involves the presentation of textual material in an aesthetic form on paper or some other media. Before the development of innovations such as the dot matrix, inkjet, and laserjet printers, printed material was produced in print shops....

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Academia: Academia is a collective term for the scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. The word comes from the akademeia just outside ancient Athens, where the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space had formerly bee...


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Introduction
The name and its pronunciation(s)
History
The typesetting system
License
Quality
Computer-science aspects of TeX
Derived works
Compatible tools
Examples
References
See also
External links
 
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