Vinculum (Symbol) |
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| Author:
| Surhone, Lambert M. |
| Editor:
| Surhone, Lambert M.
Timpledon, Miriam T.
Marseken, Susan F. |
| ISBN: | 978-613-1-11199-0 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Publisher: | AV Akademikerverlag GmbH & Co. KG
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A vinculum is a horizontal line placed over a mathematical expression, used to indicate that it is to be considered grouped together. Vinculum is Latin for bond, fetter, chain, or tie, which is roughly suggestive of some of the uses of the symbol.The vinculum can be typed using the combining overline (U+0305) after the character that one wishes to add it to....
More DescriptionPlease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A vinculum is a horizontal line placed over a mathematical expression, used to indicate that it is to be considered grouped together. Vinculum is Latin for bond, fetter, chain, or tie, which is roughly suggestive of some of the uses of the symbol.The vinculum can be typed using the combining overline (U+0305) after the character that one wishes to add it to. For example, typing '33.333...' with combining overlines over the final three '3's produces: '33.3?3?3'...'. It can also be added over any given character or run of characters by using the CSS rule text-decoration: overline, although this does not carry over when pasting onto a plain text editor. In LaTeX, use 3.overline{{333}}....