Math & Science ⇒ Embdedded formula running off page

[elo96]

Hello,

I've inserted an embedded formula into a latex document as below:

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Say we have a dataset of $n$ observations in the form of a $p$-dimensional feature
vector: $x_i=\left( x_{i1}, x_{i2}, x_{i3}, \ldots , x_{ip} \right)$

However, rather than start the equation on the next line, the equation is running off the page. Is there a setting that I could change to get the equation to behave in the same way that a long word would?
I'm using the amsmath package.

Cheers,
Matt

[phi]

Hello,

first of all, don't use \left(...\right) in inline formulas, they prevent line breaking and can be extended arbitrarily, which is sometimes ok or even desired in displayed equations, but looks horrible in inline ones. Then you should place words like "-dimensional" outside of math mode. Additionally you can insert valid breakpoints with \allowbreak (breaks after binary and relational operators are permitted by default):

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\documentclass{minimal}

\begin{document}

\parbox{15mm}{% requires lots of line breaks
  Say we have a dataset of $n$ observations in the form of a
  $p$-dimensional feature vector: $x_i= ( x_{i1},
    x_{i2}, \allowbreak x_{i3}, \ldots, x_{ip} )$
}

\end{document}

You might consider converting complex inline formulas like the definition of the feature vector to displayed equations.

[elo96]

Thanks for that. I think that the neatest way to do what I'm trying to do is simply to use display equation. Thanks also for the other tips.

Cheers,
Matt