How to type specific things on the hat of expression?

Question

I have problem typing this on the hat of max in the following example:

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See Typeset an = with an ! above. Depending on the context, \[ \max_{j=1}^{|B|} ... \] should suffice, since \max is an operator where the limits are set below/above when in display math. — Werner, Apr 15 '13 at 20:31

Herr K. · Answer 1 · 2013-04-15T23:04:04.060

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Following egreg's suggestion, for math operators that are not defined by default, one can use \operatorname*{...}_{...}^{...}. Or, for typesetting math texts that are not math operators, you can also use the \overset (and \underset) command of the AMSmath package:

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\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{amsmath}

\begin{document}

\[
  \max_{j=1}^{|B|} 
  \qquad
  \operatorname*{argmax}_{j=1}^{|B|}
\]

\[
  \underset{j=1}{\overset{|B|}{math \; texts \; \mbox{and regular texts in math mode}}}
\]

\end{document}

edited Apr 15 '13 at 23:04

answered Apr 15 '13 at 22:45

Herr K.

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You can use \operatorname*{maximize}_{j=1}^{|B|} – egreg Apr 15 '13 at 22:47

Przemysław Scherwentke · Accepted Answer · 2013-12-16T05:03:36.477

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For example

\[
\max_{j=1}^{|B|}
\]

edited Dec 16 '13 at 05:03

answered Apr 15 '13 at 20:34

Przemysław Scherwentke

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Please don't use $$ notation for LaTeX documents. For much more information on this subject see, e.g., Why is \[ ... \] preferable to $$? and [What are the differences between $$, \, align, equation and displaymath?. – Mico Apr 15 '13 at 20:42

How to type specific things on the hat of expression?

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