Symbols:Prime/Inch
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Inch
- ${}^{\prime \prime}$
One of the symbols in general use for the inch is ${}^{\prime \prime}$.
Thus, for example, $10$ inches is presented as:
- $10^{\prime \prime}$
The $\LaTeX$ code for \(10^{\prime \prime}\) is 10^{\prime \prime}
or 10' '
.
Technical Note
Note that there are rendering issues with the prime symbol $'$ in the Mathjax version of $\LaTeX$.
Spaces need to be included between adjacent instances of $'$.
Otherwise, MathJax will interpret consecutive instances as compiler imperatives to implement italics or bold.
Hence, for example, the $\LaTeX$ for $x' '$ needs to be written as x' '
.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): prime symbol (accent): $(1)$
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): prime symbol (accent): $(1)$