! Missing $ inserted. error

Asked Mar 30 '19 at 16:47

Active Mar 30 '19 at 16:55

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I don't know why I'm getting

> ! Missing $ inserted.
<inserted text> 
                $
l.11 m^
       *(E) := \inf_P m(P)

My code

\documentclass[border=1pt, convert={outext=.png}]{standalone}
\usepackage{amsfonts}
\usepackage{mathtools}
\usepackage{amsmath,esint}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{braket}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\begin{document}
\begin{equation*}
m^*(E) := \inf_P m(P)
\end{equation*}
\end{document}

edited Mar 30 '19 at 16:55

egreg

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asked Mar 30 '19 at 16:47

Giuliano Malatesta

I can compile the code without problems. – Mar 30 '19 at 16:50
Have used also the standalone class? – Giuliano Malatesta Mar 30 '19 at 16:50
Yes. (although the error seems to be not related to standalone.) My output. – Mar 30 '19 at 16:51
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equation* doesn't make sense in standalone. – egreg Mar 30 '19 at 16:55
My apologize, but I forgot I added varwidth option. Adding it will work. – Mar 30 '19 at 16:59
As @egreg pointing out, you should replace your equation environment with a $ and $ or $ and $ (and posibly some \displaystyles). Or you should use preview optionb while loading the documentclass. Possible duplicate: https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/50162/120578 – koleygr Mar 30 '19 at 17:00

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