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(latex.info)Spacing in Math Mode

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Spacing in Math Mode
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   In a `math' environment, LaTeX ignores the spaces you type and puts
in the spacing that it thinks is best.  LaTeX formats mathematics the
way it's done in mathematics texts.  If you want different spacing,
LaTeX provides the following four commands for use in math mode:

  1. `\;' - a thick space

  2. `\:' - a medium space

  3. `\,' - a thin space

  4. `\!' - a negative thin space