2.14.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

2.14.2.1 Embed LaTeX math equations into Microsoft Word
2.14.2.2 'Floor' and 'ceiling' functions

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

2.14.2.1 Embed LaTeX math equations into Microsoft Word

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/25223/embed-latex-math-equations-into-microsoft-word

Let's say I have a (comparatively) lovely-looking document in LaTeX, full of lovingly typeset, (relatively) complex equations. 
Now, let's say some Philistines come along one day and decide that the  ...
 

- asked by badroit (77 votes), answered by Werner (32 votes)

2.14.2.2 'Floor' and 'ceiling' functions

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/42271/floor-and-ceiling-functions

Is there a convenient way to typeset the floor or ceiling of a number, without needing to separately code the left and right parts?  For example, is there some way to do $\ceil{x}$ instead of $\lceil  ...
 

- asked by jamaicanworm (85 votes), answered by egreg (111 votes)