Functions

LaTeX uses italics in math mode for variables to make them stand out, but Roman (non-italic) for function names. How is LaTeX to know the difference between ``sin'' as function name and ``sin'' as the product of the variables s, i, and n? Use a backslash in front of ``sin'' and other function names to let LaTeX know that you want the function, not the product of variables.

Here is a list of function names:

\arccos	\arcsin	\arctan	\arg	\cos	\cosh	\cot
\coth	\csc	\deg	\det	\dim	\exp	\gcd
\hom	\inf	\ker	\lg	\lim	\liminf	\limsup
\ln	\log	\max	\min	\Pr	\sec	\sin
\sinh	\sup	\tan	\tanh