Re: [UAI] The conditional-independence symbol for LaTeX

From: Jeff Bilmes (bilmes@kant.ee.washington.edu)
Date: Tue May 08 2001 - 11:30:31 PDT

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    Latex doesn't have this internally. If you're using the AMS package,
    I use:

       \newcommand{\indep}{{\bot\negthickspace\negthickspace\bot}}

    and if you're not, I use

       \newcommand{\indep}{{\;\bot\!\!\!\!\!\!\bot\;}}

    Then you can write $X \indep Y | Z$

                            -- Jeff

    In the message dated Mon, 07 May 2001 10:26:02 PDT
      Richard Dybowski <rdybowski@btinternet.com> writes:
    >Many papers that discuss graphical models use a symbol to denote
    >conditional independence. The symbol is like the semantic entailment
    >'turnstile' symbol used by logicians but rotated 90 degrees anticlockwise.
    >Can anyone please tell me where I can obtain a LaTeX font that contains
    >this symbol so that I can incorporate the symbol into a paper I am writing
    >in LaTeX? Or is there an alternative way of producing this symbol for LaTeX?
    >
    >Regards,
    >
    >Richard
    >-------------------------------
    >Richard Dybowski, 143 Village Way, Pinner, Middlesex HA5 5AA, UK
    >Tel (mobile): 079 76 25 00 92
    >

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