General ⇒ Getting "+/-" Sign

[rizwan]

Hi,

I am writing tables where I have to express values as quantity +/- range. The issue is the appearance of +/- when the documented is typeset. Is there a way of expressing this more elegantly, a bit like "%" (just to convey what I mean) with the o replaced by + and -.

Many thanks for your help.

Rizwan

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Rizwan,

you could use \pm in math mode, such as

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$\pm 1$

Stefan

[localghost]

For the sign in text mode you can use the textcomp package.

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\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{textcomp}

\begin{document}
  \textpm
\end{document}

For values with uncertainties you should take a look at the excellent siunitx package. It is also capable to format and align numbers as content of tables. For more specific help it is helpful if you prepare a minimal example that shows what you are after.


Thorsten