Sep 27, 2013 · The title says it all, both \dfrac {a} {b} and \frac {a} {b} make fractions, so what is the difference between the two?

Oct 8, 2010 · If you want the numerator on top of the denumerator, and have it appear smaller, the way it typically does in inline math mode as opposed to displayed math style, then use \tfrac{x}{y} …

\[ \frac{\fam0 a}{b} \] For my purposes, should such an issue arise, it is easily resolved by using \frac and so, while this example illustrates a shortcoming of \over and the need for something more robust, it …

It is nearly always best to use the slashed form for fractions in the text:

Feb 9, 2026 · I want to evaluate the integral. I have evaluated it using a long method of substitution. But in the book in which I found this question, it gave a hint to solve it using the integral representatio...

With amsmath or mathtools you can write dfrac instead of frac, but since dfrac is used for inline fractions, it won't change anything for you in math environments. My workaround is using …

Dec 8, 2016 · Often it looks better to use \tfrac if you are just wanting a numeric fraction as part of an expression, when the display fraction can look a bit spacey. Conversely if the fraction is already a …

The \scaleleftright[maxwidth]{left-delim}{term}{right-delim} macro provides scalable (not extensible) delimiters without forcing vertical height symmetry about \frac s. The optional parameter is a width …

Jun 23, 2023 · Then what does $\frac {3} {4}$ of the cake mean? Or is it just a shorthand way of writing (where the denominator is the number of equal parts into which something is divided and the …

The command \over is a so-called "primitive" command that's available in Plain TeX and in LaTeX. \frac is a LaTeX-only command that builds on the \over macro to provide something that's much less likely …