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Equation

Name

Equation---Formal mathematical equation or expression displayed as a block rather than in-line

Synopsis

Content Model 
  (Title, TitleAbbrev?)?,
  (InformalEquation | (Alt?, (Graphic+)))

Attributes

This element has common and Role attributes.

Name Value(s) Type Default Value
Label CDATA #IMPLIED  

Tag Minimization

Both the start- and end-tags are required for this element.

Description

A formal mathematical equation or expression displayed as a block rather than in-line. It has an optional Title and TitleAbbrev, followed by either an InformalEquation or a Graphic (see Graphic). Equation has common and Label attributes.

Parents

These elements contain Equation: Appendix, Article, BiblioDiv, Bibliography, BlockQuote, Callout, Caution, Chapter, GlossDef, GlossDiv, Glossary, Important, Index, ListItem, MsgExplan, MsgText, Note, Para, PartIntro, Preface, Procedure, RefSect1, RefSect2, RefSect3, RefSynopsisDiv, Sect1, Sect2, Sect3, Sect4, Sect5, SetIndex, Sidebar, SimpleSect, Step, Tip, and Warning.

Children

Equation contains these elements: Alt, Graphic, InformalEquation, Title, and TitleAbbrev.

In some contexts, additional elements may be allowed by inclusions in parent elements. Similarly, in some contexts, some of these elements may be invalid due to exclusions in parent elements.

Attributes

Label

Label holds an identifying number or string to be output in some manner when the element it is applied to is rendered.

Examples

<EQUATION LABEL="2.1.3">
<TITLE>Equation Shown in Two Pieces</TITLE>
<ALT>Correspondence between increasing flatness of
management and research-generated profits</ALT>
<GRAPHIC FILEREF="gr061ch05t1.gif" FORMAT="GIF" 
SRCCREDIT="George Tirebiter"></GRAPHIC>
<GRAPHIC FILEREF="gr061ch05t2.gif" FORMAT="GIF" 
SRCCREDIT="George the Tired"></GRAPHIC>
</EQUATION>

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