Posted by maydb on Nov 22, 2019; 5:14pm
URL: https://discuss.asciidoctor.org/Render-latex-in-table-tp7366.html

# Description

I want to use asciidoctor table to record some formulas in probability theory, some formulas involves latex.

```
|===
| distribution | parameter | probability distribution | E(x) | D(x)

| binominal distribution
| n \geqslant 1

0 < p < 1
| P{X=k} = \binom{n}{k} p^k (1-p)^{n-k}
| np
| np(1-p)

| poisson distribution
| \lambda > 0
| P{X=k} = \frac{\lambda^k e^{-\lambda}}{k!}, k=0,1 ...
| \lambda
| \lambda

| uniform distribution
| a < b
|
| \frac{a+b}{2}
| \frac{(b-a)^2}{12}

| exponential distribution
| \lambda > 0
|
| \frac{1}{\lambda}
| \frac{1}{\lambda^2}


| normal distribution
| \mu, \sigma > 0
|
| \mu
| \sigma^2

|===
```

# First try failed

I go through the Asciidoctor User Manual, and decide to use stem block

```
= Render formula in table
:stem: latexmath

[stem]
++++
put that table here
++++
```

But it doesn't render table.

# Second try success

Then I try to use inline latexmath macro syntax like `latexmath:[C = \alpha + \beta Y^{\gamma} + \epsilon]`

```
= Render formula in table
:stem: latexmath

[stem]
++++
|===
| distribution | parameter | probability distribution | E(x) | D(x)

| binominal distribution
| n \geqslant 1

0 < p < 1
| latexmath:[P{X=k} = \binom{n}{k} p^k (1-p)^{n-k}]
| np
| np(1-p)

|===
++++
```

It works, but I need to add inline latexmath macro syntax for every formula.

# Better way?

I want to know if there is some easier ways to do that?