Editing Mathematical notation (section)

=== Typesetting ===
General [[typesetting system]]s are generally not well suited for mathematical notation. One of the reasons is that, in mathematical notation, the symbols are often arranged in two-dimensional figures, such as in:
: <math>\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac {\begin{bmatrix}a&b\\c&d\end{bmatrix}^n}{n!}.</math>

[[TeX]] is a mathematically oriented typesetting system that was created in 1978 by [[Donald Knuth]]. It is widely used in mathematics, through its extension called [[LaTeX]], and is a ''de facto'' standard. (The above expression is written in LaTeX.)

More recently, another approach for mathematical typesetting is provided by [[MathML]]. However, it is not well supported in web browsers, which is its primary target.