ScienceJuly 16, 2026

latex

/ˈleɪtɛks/

Definition

A typesetting system used to produce scientific and mathematical documents with complex formatting and equations.

Etymology

The name is a portmanteau of 'Lamport' (referring to the creator, Leslie Lamport) and 'TeX' (a digital typesetting system). It was coined by Lamport in the 1980s to denote his extension of the original TeX software.

In the news

In this article, the physicists reviewed a document generated by the AI Claude, which was formatted using LaTeX. This allowed the researchers to clearly see and verify the mathematical equations the AI had produced.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist and team use Claude AI to solve decades-old math puzzle

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