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Mathematical Typesetting
Developed at Wolfram Research over nearly twenty years, Mathematica has by far the world's most sophisticated and convenient mathematical typesetting technology. Generalizing the concept of a computer language to allow 2D input, Mathematica allows both interactive and programmatic entry of arbitrarily complex typeset expressions, with publication-quality layout continuously maintained in real time.
StandardForm Mathematica unambiguous format (Ctrl+Shift+N)
TraditionalForm traditional textbook math notation (Ctrl+Shift+T)
InputForm linear input form (Ctrl+Shift+I)
    
Palettes ► Other ► Basic Math Input bring up a palette of common input notations
PalettesSpecial Characters access all Mathematica special characters »
    
Keyboard Input
(Ctrl+^ or Ctrl+6 ▪ (Ctrl+_ ▪ (Ctrl+/ ▪ (Ctrl+2 ▪ ...
Ctrl+Space move out of a script position
Ctrl+(, Ctrl+) start, end an inline math cell in text, or text in math
(Esc p Esc ▪ (Esc ii Esc ▪ ∞ (Esc inf Esc ▪ (Esc int Esc ▪ (differential d) (Esc dd Esc ▪ (Esc a Esc ▪ ...
    
Subscript( ▪ OverBar( ▪ CirclePlus( ▪ LeftRightArrow( ▪ ...
MatrixForm  ▪ Grid  ▪ Column  ▪ Row  ▪ Framed  ▪ Labeled  ▪ Tooltip  ▪ ...
NumberForm  ▪ PaddedForm  ▪ ...
Text text within math
Style  ▪ Bold  ▪ Italic  ▪ Large  ▪ Small  ▪ Red  ▪ ...
    
HoldForm display expressions without evaluating them
    
Speak, SpokenString generate spoken representations of mathematical expressions
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