informalequation

$Revision: 1.4 $

$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:14 $

informalequation — A displayed mathematical equation without a title

Synopsis

Content Model

informalequation ::=
(blockinfo?,
 (alt?,
  (graphic+|mediaobject+)))

Attributes

Common attributes

Description

An InformalEquation is usually a mathematical equation or a group of related mathematical equations.

Processing expectations

Formatted as a displayed block.

Note

It is an error to supply a title in the blockinfo for an informal example.

Children

The following elements occur in informalequation: alt, blockinfo, graphic, mediaobject.

See Also

equation, example, figure, informalexample, informalfigure, informaltable, inlineequation, subscript, superscript, table.

Examples

<!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
          "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
<para>
The equation 
<informalequation>
  <alt>e^(pi*i) + 1 = 0</alt>
  <graphic fileref="figures/epi10.png"/>
</informalequation>
is delightful because it joins together five of the most
important mathematical constants.
</para>

The equation

is delightful because it joins together five of the most important mathematical constants.

For additional examples, see also mml-math.