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\dotsCommand

Used for ellipses in mathematical sequences and equations, with MathJax choosing low or centered dots from surrounding context.

\dots
Available in
base
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
1.51% of corpus formulasrank 39 of 263
Commonality
high
Renderer support
PackageMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
baseMathJax: FullKaTeX: FullXeTeX: Full
About the test scope

Syntax#

\dots

Takes no arguments. Reading argspecs

Common tasks#

How to write an ellipsis that picks the right height#

\dots chooses \ldots or \cdots from the surrounding operators.

a_1+a_2+\dots+a_n

How to write dots in a product#

a_1 a_2 \dots a_n

How to write dots in a matrix#

\begin{pmatrix} a_{11} & \dots & a_{1n} \\ \vdots & \ddots & \vdots \\ a_{n1} & \dots & a_{nn} \end{pmatrix}

Examples#

a=\dots=b

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

base/dots-to-ldots-or-cdotsfrom Faithfulrender

Resolve plain \dots to an explicit ellipsis only when the following math atom class determines MathJax's choice.

\dots #1 \ldots #1

Equivalent forms#

  • \ldotsapproximate

    Matches the default low-dot branch; MathJax emits this unless the following embellished operator has TeX class BIN or REL.

  • \cdotsapproximate

    Matches the centered-dot branch chosen when the following embellished operator is a binary or relation operator.

Test cases#

base
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\dotsPositive · baselinePassPassPass
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