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{parentheses} are a kind of {delimiter} used for supplementary information in text and clarifying precedence of operations in math.

are a kind of used for supplementary information in text (like this) and clarifying precedence of operations in math.

Parentheses () are also known as round brackets, oval brackets, or even just brackets. Brackets sometimes mean square brackets [] depending on your dialect of English, so if your question involves one of these, it's a good idea to clarify which kind you're referring to. This is also true for and .

To get parentheses in text or math mode, simply type ( and ); for larger parentheses in math mode, you can use \left( and \right) to scale with the text, or \big( and \big) (as well as \bigg, \Big, and \Bigg for larger sizes). The commands \( and \) enter and leave inline math mode, respectively.

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Which way of using parentheses looks better?

I feel like the parentheses look strange here: \begin{equation} uv=4\left(\frac{a}{2}\right)^2\left(\frac{b}{2}\right)^2= 4\left(\frac{s}{2}\right)^2\left(\frac{t}{2}\right)^2 \end{equation} Do people think they should have the same heights or…
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What's the difference between '(' and '\(' in LaTeX

I'm new to LaTeX and I'm wondering is there any difference between ( and \(? If there is, does the difference apply to other types of parentheses and keywords? Thanks :)
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In-prose bracket styling

For stylistic reasons, I would like to ensure that parentheses use different characters for each level of nesting: ([{}]). I would like this to be upheld in the main body (as well as citations, footnotes, etc.) unless overruled by ie. listings,…
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Braces/parentheses don't display as expected

I have the following code \documentclass{article} \begin{document} \Bigg\{ \big( \big( i,j \big) \big (i+1,j \big) \big) \\ \big(i,j\big)\big(i,j+1\big)\big) \Bigg\} \end{document} after the opening brace the output goes to the next line and I…
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Outputting effective size of \left(...\right) parentheses

I am trying to get rid of \left( and \right) in my document while maintaining the mostly appropriate size of parentheses. However, there are maybe a couple dozen (or more) occurrences, and I would like to avoid going through the document bazillion…
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Big Parenthesis in Latex

So you know how this code: $(\frac{1}{2})$ produces small parenthesis. How would I get bigger parenthesis?
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Is there any way to automatically scale matching parentheses by default?

I tend to use \left( and \right) (and its cousins) all over the place. Is there a way to make this automatic scaling the default behavior in math mode? On the very rare occasions that I don't want automatic scaling I'd then like to write \( and \).
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Changing size of parentheses using \left and \right

What's wrong with this? \begin{equation} \partial{Q}=\frac{1}{2}\frac{\sum{h_f}}{\sum \left({\frac{h_{fi}}{Q_i}\right)}} \end{equation} I keep getting errors.
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