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OK, I understand that this request may sound stupid, but my eyes are just bleeding when I see how $frac{x^-}{2}$ is rendered:



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I'm wondering if there's a moderately simple way to make it look like this?



enter image description here



(Please do not suggest $frac{x^-}{2^{phantom{-}}}$ or $frac{{}^{phantom{-}}x^-}{2}$.)



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Well, OK, I've realized that frac{x}{2}^{-} may work as a temporary solution, but now my eyes are bleeding when looking at the source code.






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    How about frac{x^{mathmakebox[0pt][l]{-}}}{2} with mathtools?
    – marmot
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  • Cool, thanks. What exactly is happening here?
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago










  • (Even though, it would be preferable to ensure that minus does not stay above the following symbols.)
    – mavzolej
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OK, I understand that this request may sound stupid, but my eyes are just bleeding when I see how $frac{x^-}{2}$ is rendered:



enter image description here



I'm wondering if there's a moderately simple way to make it look like this?



enter image description here



(Please do not suggest $frac{x^-}{2^{phantom{-}}}$ or $frac{{}^{phantom{-}}x^-}{2}$.)



UPDATE



Well, OK, I've realized that frac{x}{2}^{-} may work as a temporary solution, but now my eyes are bleeding when looking at the source code.






fractions







share|improve this question




















  • 1




    How about frac{x^{mathmakebox[0pt][l]{-}}}{2} with mathtools?
    – marmot
    2 hours ago










  • Cool, thanks. What exactly is happening here?
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago










  • (Even though, it would be preferable to ensure that minus does not stay above the following symbols.)
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago













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up vote
4
down vote

favorite











OK, I understand that this request may sound stupid, but my eyes are just bleeding when I see how $frac{x^-}{2}$ is rendered:



enter image description here



I'm wondering if there's a moderately simple way to make it look like this?



enter image description here



(Please do not suggest $frac{x^-}{2^{phantom{-}}}$ or $frac{{}^{phantom{-}}x^-}{2}$.)



UPDATE



Well, OK, I've realized that frac{x}{2}^{-} may work as a temporary solution, but now my eyes are bleeding when looking at the source code.






fractions







share|improve this question















OK, I understand that this request may sound stupid, but my eyes are just bleeding when I see how $frac{x^-}{2}$ is rendered:



enter image description here



I'm wondering if there's a moderately simple way to make it look like this?



enter image description here



(Please do not suggest $frac{x^-}{2^{phantom{-}}}$ or $frac{{}^{phantom{-}}x^-}{2}$.)



UPDATE



Well, OK, I've realized that frac{x}{2}^{-} may work as a temporary solution, but now my eyes are bleeding when looking at the source code.






fractions




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    How about frac{x^{mathmakebox[0pt][l]{-}}}{2} with mathtools?
    – marmot
    2 hours ago










  • Cool, thanks. What exactly is happening here?
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago










  • (Even though, it would be preferable to ensure that minus does not stay above the following symbols.)
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago














  • 1




    How about frac{x^{mathmakebox[0pt][l]{-}}}{2} with mathtools?
    – marmot
    2 hours ago










  • Cool, thanks. What exactly is happening here?
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago










  • (Even though, it would be preferable to ensure that minus does not stay above the following symbols.)
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago








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How about frac{x^{mathmakebox[0pt][l]{-}}}{2} with mathtools?
– marmot
2 hours ago




How about frac{x^{mathmakebox[0pt][l]{-}}}{2} with mathtools?
– marmot
2 hours ago












Cool, thanks. What exactly is happening here?
– mavzolej
2 hours ago




Cool, thanks. What exactly is happening here?
– mavzolej
2 hours ago












(Even though, it would be preferable to ensure that minus does not stay above the following symbols.)
– mavzolej
2 hours ago




(Even though, it would be preferable to ensure that minus does not stay above the following symbols.)
– mavzolej
2 hours ago










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I'll be happy to remove this but you could do



documentclass{article}

usepackage{mathtools}

begin{document}

[frac{x^{mathrlap{-}}}{2}hphantom{scriptstyle -}x]

end{document}


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  • Not bad! This is smth that can be easily generalised for more complicated cases.
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I'll be happy to remove this but you could do



documentclass{article}

usepackage{mathtools}

begin{document}

[frac{x^{mathrlap{-}}}{2}hphantom{scriptstyle -}x]

end{document}


enter image description here






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  • Not bad! This is smth that can be easily generalised for more complicated cases.
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I'll be happy to remove this but you could do



documentclass{article}

usepackage{mathtools}

begin{document}

[frac{x^{mathrlap{-}}}{2}hphantom{scriptstyle -}x]

end{document}


enter image description here






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  • Not bad! This is smth that can be easily generalised for more complicated cases.
    – mavzolej
    2 hours ago













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I'll be happy to remove this but you could do



documentclass{article}

usepackage{mathtools}

begin{document}

[frac{x^{mathrlap{-}}}{2}hphantom{scriptstyle -}x]

end{document}


enter image description here






share|improve this answer












I'll be happy to remove this but you could do



documentclass{article}

usepackage{mathtools}

begin{document}

[frac{x^{mathrlap{-}}}{2}hphantom{scriptstyle -}x]

end{document}


enter image description here







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Not bad! This is smth that can be easily generalised for more complicated cases.
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