Template:Mvar/doc

The mvar template makes the argument italic and formats as mathematics. It is used to refer to individual variables in normal running text. It should not be used within a math template as that makes the characters too large.

Note that digits in a variable name are conventionally not italic so math should be used instead in for example $x1$ to produce $x1$.

Usage
For example:

Let $maxnum$ be the maximum value used.

produces:

Let $maxnum$ be the maximum value used.