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<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label dolldoll</title>
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-<h3>Why use <code>\</code><code>[</code> ...<code>\</code><code>]</code> in place of <code>$$</code> ...<code>$$</code>?</h3>
+<h3>Why use <code>\</code><code>[</code> &hellip;<code>\</code><code>]</code> in place of <code>$$</code> &hellip;<code>$$</code>?</h3>
<p/>LaTeX defines inline- and display-maths commands, apparently
-analogous to those that derive from the TeX primitive maths
-sequences bracketing maths commands with single dollar signs (or pairs
-of dollar signs).
+s those that derive from the TeX primitive maths
+sequences bracketing maths commands with single (or pairs of) dollar signs.
<p/>As it turns out, LaTeX&rsquo;s inline maths grouping,
<code>\</code><code>(</code><code> ... </code><code>\</code><code>)</code>, has precisely the same effect as the
TeX primitive version <code>$ ... $</code>. (Except that
@@ -21,13 +20,13 @@ obvious way this turns up, is that the class option <code>fleqn</code>
simply does not work for equations coded using
<code>$$ ... $$</code>, whether you&rsquo;re using the standard classes
alone, or using package <i>amsmath</i>. Also, the <code>\</code><code>[</code> and
-<code>\</code><code>]</code> has code for rationalising vertical spacing in some extreme
+<code>\</code><code>]</code> construct has code for rationalising vertical spacing in some extreme
cases; that code is not available in <code>$$ ... $$</code>, so if you
use the non-standard version, you may occasionally observe
inconsistent vertical spacing .
<p/>There are more subtle effects (especially with package
-<i>amsmath</i>), and the simple rule is
-<code>\</code><code>[</code><code> ... </code><code>\</code><code>]</code> whenever
-unadorned displayed maths is needed in LaTeX.
+<i>amsmath</i>), and the simple rule is &ldquo;use
+<code>\</code><code>[</code><code> ... </code><code>\</code><code>]</code> whenever displayed maths is needed in
+LaTeX&rdquo;.
<p/><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=dolldoll">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=dolldoll</a>
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