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Dataplot: Mathematics Characters
Introduction
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Mathematics symbols can be generated within any
TEXT,
TITLE,
LABEL, or
LEGEND command whenever the
Hershey fonts (simplex, duplex, triplex, triplex italic, complex,
simplex script, and complex script) have been specified (see the
FONT command).
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Method for Specifying Mathematics Symbols
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To indicate that a mathematics symbol should appear in some text
string, simply enter the abbreviated (never more than four
characters) name from the list below and append an open and closed
parenthesis after the name, as in INTE(), SUMM(), and DOTP(). The
() is a flag to Dataplot that the previous character sub-string is
not to be printed literally but rather should be converted and
drawn as a special symbol.
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Examples
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For example, go to the middle of screen, and draw out summation,
integration, and infinity symbols in simplex font:
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MOVE 50 50 TEXT SUMM()INTE()INFI()
FONT TRIPLEX MOVE 50 50 TEXT AUNIO()B
Table Showing the Available Mathematics Symbols
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The following table shows the available mathematics symbols.
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Sample Dataplot Program to Generate the Mathematics Symbols
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The following Dataplot program was used to generate the
mathematics symbols in a duplex font.
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font simplex; justification left let x1 = 4; let x2 = 36; let x3 = 68 let x4 = x1+30; let x5 = x2+30; let x6 = x3+30 let yinc = 5 . move 2 90; text mlc()athematics uc()slc()ymbols: let ypos = 85; move x1 ypos; text plc()artial derivative move x2 ypos; text ilc()ntegral move x3 ypos; text clc()ircular integral let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text slc()ummation move x2 ypos; text plc()roduct move x3 ypos; text ilc()nfinity let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text + or - move x2 ypos; text - or + move x3 ypos; text tlc()imes let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text dlc()ot product move x2 ypos; text vlc()ector product move x3 ypos; text dlc()ivision let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text llc()ess than move x2 ypos; text glc()reater than move x3 ypos; text llc()ess than or equal to let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text glc()reater than or equal to move x2 ypos; text nlc()ot equal move x3 ypos; text alc()pproximately equal to let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text elc()quivalence move x2 ypos; text vlc()aries move x3 ypos; text tlc()ilda let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text clc()arat move x2 ypos; text plc()rime move x3 ypos; text rlc()adical let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text llc()arge radical move x2 ypos; text slc()ubset move x3 ypos; text ulc()nion let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 ypos; text ilc()ntersection move x2 ypos; text ilc()s an element of move x3 ypos; text tlc()here exists let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x1 35; text tlc()herefore move x2 ypos; text slc()uperset . justification right let ypos = 85; move x4 ypos; text part() move x5 ypos; text inte() move x6 ypos; text cint() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text summ() move x5 ypos; text prod() move x6 ypos; text infi() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text +-() move x5 ypos; text -+() move x6 ypos; text time() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text dotp() move x5 ypos; text del() move x6 ypos; text divi() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text lt() move x5 ypos; text gt() move x6 ypos; text lteq() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text gteq() move x5 ypos; text not=() move x6 ypos; text appr() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text equi() move x5 ypos; text vari() move x6 ypos; text tild() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text cara() move x5 ypos; text prim() move x6 ypos; text radi() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text lrad() move x5 ypos; text subs() move x6 ypos; text unio() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 ypos; text intr() move x5 ypos; text elem() move x6 ypos; text thex() let ypos = ypos - yinc; move x4 35; text thfo() move x5 ypos; text supe()
Dataplot Graph of the Mathematics Symbols
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Dataplot generated the following graph.
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Omit () for CHARACTER Comamnd
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When special math, greek, or miscellaneous symbols are used as plot
characters, the trailing () is left off. For example,
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Date created: 06/05/2001 |