Placing limits above/below a math symbol

Placing limits above/below a math symbol: "

The are symbols in the math environment which usually come with limits like:

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By default, latex will place the limits just after the symbol which is obviously not the way we want to have it:

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Placing the limits above and below the symbol is actually simple and can be done with the limits-command which is placed just after the symbol:

 

\max\limits_k

\sum\limits_{i=0}^n

\int\limits_0^1

 

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(Via Blog on Latex Matters.)