LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system that includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation 12. It is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents 2. LaTeX is available as free software and is not a word processor 1. It is most often used for medium-to-large technical or scientific documents but can be used for almost any form of publishing 1. LaTeX is pronounced “Lah-tech” or “Lay-tech” 1.
LaTeX is not a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor, but rather a markup language that uses plain text to format documents 1. LaTeX provides authors with ready-made commands for formatting and layout requirements such as chapter headings, footnotes, cross-references, and bibliographies 3. It also includes features for typesetting mathematical expressions, including symbols, equations, and matrices, which can be rendered in high quality 1.
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