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 .
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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