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MatricesTopic

Matrix environments and matrix-building commands.

This topic has 10 environments and 8 commands from the base, ams, and physics packages. Commands and environments show whether MathJax, KaTeX, and XeTeX render them. Entries are ordered by how often they appear in corpus formulas.

Entries: 10 environments · 8 commands
Packages: base 10 · ams 8 · physics 1
Most used: array 3.24%
Full support: MathJax 18/18 · KaTeX 8/18 · XeTeX 11/18

Entries#

Name	Definition	Packages	MathJax	KaTeX	XeTeX	Frequency
`array`environment	Used for custom mathematical arrays, matrices, and piecewise-style layouts where the author supplies an explicit column preamble.	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Partial	XeTeX: Partial	3.24%
`pmatrix`environment	Used for parenthesized matrices in linear algebra and systems of equations	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	0.86%
`bmatrix`environment	Used for bracketed matrices in linear algebra and array notation	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	0.51%
`matrix`environment	Used for ordinary matrices without surrounding delimiters inside equations and derivations	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	0.21%
`smallmatrix`environment	Used for compact inline matrices, often inside delimiters or larger formulas	ams, physics	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	0.05%
`vmatrix`environment	Used for determinant-style or absolute-value-style vertical-bar matrices	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	0.02%
`subarray`environment	Creates a multi-line array of subscripts or limits, typically placed under operators like sum or prod	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	0.02%
`Bmatrix`environment	Used for matrices enclosed in curly braces, usually in specialized notational contexts	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	<0.01%
`\displaylines`command	Typesetting multiple centered equation lines using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: None	<0.01%
`Vmatrix`environment	Used for double-vertical-bar matrices, often for norms or specialized determinant-like notation	ams	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Full	XeTeX: Full	<0.01%
`\array`command	Undocumented MathJax command alias for \matrix	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: None	<0.01%
`\cases`command	Typesetting piecewise functions using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Full	0%
`darray`environment	Used for array-style mathematical tables when displaystyle entries are desired throughout the cells, such as for larger fractions or operators inside an array.	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: Partial	XeTeX: None	—
`\eqalign`command	Typesetting aligned equations using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: None	—
`\eqalignno`command	Typesetting aligned equations with right-aligned equation numbers using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: None	—
`\leqalignno`command	Typesetting aligned equations with left-aligned equation numbers using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: None	—
`\matrix`command	Typesetting a matrix without delimiters using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Full	—
`\pmatrix`command	Typesetting a matrix with parentheses using Plain TeX syntax	base	MathJax: Full	KaTeX: None	XeTeX: Full	—

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