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%% \CharacterTable
%%  {Upper-case    \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
%%   Lower-case    \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
%%   Digits        \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
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\documentclass[a4paper]{article}

\usepackage[style=long,cols=3]{glossary}[2006/07/20]

\renewcommand{\glossaryalignment}{llll}

\newcommand{\glossaryheader}{%
\bfseries Name & \bfseries Description & \bfseries Unit &
\bfseries Page}

\makeglossary

\storeglosentry{w}{name={$w$},sort=w,description={width&m}}
\storeglosentry{M}{name={$M$},sort=M,description={mass&kg}}

\begin{document}

\printglossary

The width, \gls{w}, is measured in meters. The mass, \gls{M} is
measured in kilograms.

\end{document}
\endinput
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