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MathML Basics

Traditionally, mathematical information has been very difficult to present in print, and especially difficult to present on the Web. Most Web sites that display mathematical notation rely on bitmapped GIF images, which contain no information about the structure or semantics of the mathematical content itself. Additionally, static GIF images can't take into account different fonts and other effects that a particular browser might want to apply to mathematical content.

MathML is a means of presenting mathematical notation in Web pages. It's flexible enough to encode a high-quality visual representation of mathematical notation, as well as structural information relating to the actual mathematical content. So, you can use MathML both ...