TeX typesetting system
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TeX is a widely influential digital typesetting system created by Donald Knuth, renowned for its precision in mathematical and technical document preparation and its foundational role in modern computer typesetting.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TeX | 35 |
| TeX typesetting system canonical | 3 |
| AMS-TeX | 1 |
| ConTeXt | 1 |
| MiKTeX | 1 |
| TeX macro language | 1 |
| TeX project | 1 |
| TeX typesetting ecosystem | 1 |
| TeX typesetting system ecosystem | 1 |
| pdfTeX | 1 |
| plain TeX | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
digital typesetting system
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free software ⓘ typesetting system ⓘ |
| creator | Donald E. Knuth ⓘ |
| designedBy | Donald E. Knuth ⓘ |
| designGoal |
high-quality typesetting
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long-term reproducibility of documents ⓘ platform independence ⓘ precision in mathematical layout ⓘ |
| developer | Donald E. Knuth ⓘ |
| distribution |
MacTeX
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TeX typesetting system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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MiKTeX
TeX Live ⓘ |
| documentation | The TeXbook ⓘ |
| documentedBy | The TeXbook ⓘ |
| firstReleaseDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre |
document preparation system
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page description language ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
DVI driver
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TeX engine ⓘ TeX typesetting system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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TeX macro language
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| implementationLanguage | Pascal ⓘ |
| inception | 1977 ⓘ |
| influenced |
TeX typesetting system
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AMS-TeX
TeX typesetting system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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ConTeXt
LaTeX ⓘ Lua ⓘ
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LuaTeX
METAFONT ⓘ PostScript ⓘ
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METAPOST
SILE ⓘ XeTeX ⓘ modern digital typography ⓘ TeX typesetting system self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
pdfTeX
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| license | TeX License ⓘ |
| mainUsage |
mathematical typesetting
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scientific publishing ⓘ technical document preparation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
deterministic output across platforms
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stable, frozen specification since 1990 ⓘ version number converging to π ⓘ |
| notation | macro-based markup language ⓘ |
| operatingSystem | cross-platform ⓘ |
| outputFormat |
DVI
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PDF (via extensions such as pdfTeX) ⓘ |
| partOf |
TeX typesetting system
self-linksurface differs
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TeX typesetting ecosystem
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| programmingLanguage | WEB ⓘ |
| publisherOfDocumentation |
Addison-Wesley
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surface form:
Addison-Wesley (for The TeXbook)
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| relatedTo |
METAFONT
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surface form:
Computer Modern typeface family
LaTeX ⓘ METAFONT ⓘ |
| stableReleaseDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| standardizedAs | de facto standard for mathematical typesetting ⓘ |
| supports |
automatic hyphenation
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complex mathematical formulas ⓘ floating figures and tables ⓘ line breaking algorithm ⓘ page breaking algorithm ⓘ |
| usedBy |
academic publishers
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computer scientists ⓘ mathematicians ⓘ physicists ⓘ |
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