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\quantityCommand

Used in physics-style notation to wrap an expression in automatically chosen fences, e.g. parentheses, brackets, braces, or absolute-value bars, with an empty default when no recognized delimiter follows.

\quantity
Available in
physics
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
Not measured
Commonality
low
Renderer support
MathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
physics
About the test scope

Syntax#

\quantityd<(,)><[,]><{,}><|,|>(a)optional math content

Argspec d<(,)><[,]><{,}><|,|> — one optional argument. Reading argspecs

Examples#

\quantity(a)
\quantity[a]
\quantity{a}
\quantity|a|

In TeXForm#

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

Equivalent forms#

  • \qtyexact

    MathJax maps both names to the same parse method with the same parameters, including the optional paired-delimiter form and the no-argument fallback.

See also#

Test cases#

physics
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\quantityPositive · baselinePassFailPass
\quantity (a)Positive · vary:d[0]PassFailPass
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