Content elements: factorial to forall

(Excerpt from "The MathML Handbook" by Pavi Sandhu)

factorial

Syntax

<apply><factorial /> argument</apply>

Description

The factorial element represents the unary operator used to construct factorials.
Factorials are defined by factorial definition.

Attributes

This element accepts the attributes definitionURL and encoding.

factorof

Syntax

<apply><factorof /> m n</apply>

Description

The factorof element is used to indicate that one number is a factor of the other. An integer m is a factor of another integer n if m mod n = 0.

Attributes

This element accepts the attributes definitionURL and encoding.

false

Syntax

<false />

Description

The false element represents the Boolean constant False.

Attributes

This element accepts the attributes definitionURL and encoding.

floor

Syntax

<apply><floor /> number</apply>

Description

The floor element represents the greatest integer less than or equal to the number specified as an argument.

Attributes

This element accepts the attributes definitionURL and encoding.

fn

Syntax

<fn> ... </fn>

Description

The fn element is used to build a new function definition. This element is deprecated in MathML 2.0 since its function is now taken over by the apply and declare elements.

Attributes

This element accepts the attributes definitionURL and encoding.

forall

Syntax

<apply>
  <forall /> (optional <bvar> or <condition>)
  <apply> ... </apply>
</apply>

or

<apply>
  <forall /> (optional <bvar> or <condition>)
  <reln> ... </reln>
</apply>

Description

The forall element is used to indicate that some condition is true for all members of a certain set. It represents the mathematical concept normally denoted by the symbol .

Attributes

This element accepts the attributes definitionURL and encoding.

   

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