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.. _glossary:
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.. if you add new entries, keep the alphabetical sorting!
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.. glossary::
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AsciiMath
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A notation for mathematics that uses characters commonly
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available on all computer keyboards to represent the math in
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an algebra-like syntax that should be intuitive and easily
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read.
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.. seealso::
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`AsciiMath home page <http://www1.chapman.edu/~jipsen/mathml/asciimath.html>`_
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Callback
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A JavaScript function that is used to perform actions that
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must wait for other actions to complete before they are
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performed.
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Callback Queue
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MathJax uses `Queues` to synchronize its activity so that
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actions that operate asynchronously (like loading files) will
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be performed in the right order. :term:`Callback` functions
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are pushed onto the queue, and are performed in order, with
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MathJax handling the synchronization if operations need to
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wait for other actions to finish.
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Callback Signal
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A JavaScript object that acts as a mailbox for MathJax events.
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Like an event handler, but it also keeps a history of
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messages. Your code can register an "interest" in a signal,
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or can register a :term:`callback` to be called when a
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particular message is sent along the signal channel.
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HTML-CSS
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MathJax output form that relys only on HTML and CSS 2.1,
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allowing MathJax to remain compatible across all browsers.
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jax
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MathJax's input and output processors are called "jax", as is
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its internal format manager. The code for the jax are in the
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``MathJax/jax`` directory.
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LaTeX
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LaTeX is a variant of :term:`TeX` that is now the dominant TeX style.
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.. seealso::
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`LaTeX Wikipedia entry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LaTeX>`_
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Markdown
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A text format commonly used in blogs and wikis for creating
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web pages without the need for complicated markup notation.
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It is intended to be an easy-to-read and easy-to-write format
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that still gives you the ability to specify a rich text result
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(including things like bold, italics, bullet lists, and so
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on).
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.. seealso::
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`Markdown home page <http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/>`_
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MathML
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An XML specification created to describe mathematical
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notations and capture both its structure and content. MathML
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is much more verbose than :term:`TeX`, but is much more
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machine-readable.
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.. seealso::
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`MathML Wikipedia entry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MathML>`_
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STIX
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The Scientific and Technical Information Exchange font
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package. A comprehensive set of scientific glyphs.
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.. seealso::
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`STIX project <http://stixfonts.org/>`_
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SVG
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Acronym for `Scalable Vector Graphics`. SVG is a graphics
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format that allows images to be described as a collection of
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graphics objects (like lines, rectangles, etc) rather than as
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a bitmap of colored pixels. MathJax can use this format to
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display mathematics as an alterantive to its HTML-CSS or
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NativeMML output.
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.. seealso::
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`SVG Wilipedia entry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scalable_Vector_Graphics>`_
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TeX
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A document markup language with robust math markup commands
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developed by Donald Knuth in the late 1970's, but still in
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extensive use today. It became the industry standard for
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typesetting of mathematics, and is one of the most common
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formats for mathematical journals, articles, and books.
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.. seealso::
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`TeX Wikipedia entry <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TeX>`_
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