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gcheer3
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how to lay the supscript exactly on the top of the symbol

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Hello,
hope I can say this questin clearly. Thank you in advance!
I want to type 'N' exactly above the 'x' sign, and '1' exactly below the 'x' sign.
I tried the following code, the problem is that 'N' is towards the upper right corner of 'x' and '1' is towards the lower right corner of 'x'.

$\times_{1}^{N_1}\{0, 1\}$


I know I can use \limits if I want to sub- or super- script exactly below or above the sum sign, but it is in trouble for just a \times sign.
Tanks
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php1ic
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how to lay the supscript exactly on the top of the symbol

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Use a combination of \overset and \underset which are provided by amsmath

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Code, edit and compile here:
\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\begin{document}
\[
\overset{N}{\underset{1}{\times}} \{0,1\}
\]
\end{document}
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frabjous
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how to lay the supscript exactly on the top of the symbol

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With amsmath you could also use:

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$\displaystyle\mathop{\times}_{1}^{N_1}\{0, 1\}$
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The "\displaystyle" part would not be necessary in displayed math:

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Code, edit and compile here:
\[
\mathop{\times}_{1}^{N_1}\{0, 1\}
\]
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gcheer3
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Re: how to lay the supscript exactly on the top of the symbo

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Thanks a lot!
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