spot the LaTeX mistake
It took me forever to spot the (obvious) mistake in the following LaTeX formula
\int \exp\[ -\{ (n+\sigma^{-2})\mu^2 -2n\mu{\bar x_n} + n ({\bar x_n})^2 \}/2 \]
Can you find it?!
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Xi'an's Og 
April 25, 2013 at 10:10 am
…. can’t ….
April 25, 2013 at 10:10 am
\[ …. \] is simply an alias for $$ and $$ and thus can be used within an equation. \left[ … \right] must be used instead.
April 23, 2013 at 3:54 pm
indeed indeed \{ and \[ have different meanings!
April 22, 2013 at 4:29 pm
On a second thought, \[ and \{ should swap and \[ be replaced with [. Same for \] and \}.
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Get well soon!
April 22, 2013 at 1:16 pm
Surely those brackets are going to open and close equation environments.
April 22, 2013 at 11:27 am
aren’t the “\int” and “\exp\” terms supposed to be enclosed by the math brackets \[…\] ?
un “coup de bon courage” pour ton pouce…
April 22, 2013 at 9:59 am
Is it \[ instead of either [ ?
Also: {\bar x_n} might be correct, but is ambiguous: do you mean
\bar{x}_n or \bar{x_n}?
April 22, 2013 at 9:59 am
I meant: either [ or \left[ .