In mathematics, the symbol(s) for the derivative of a function using Lagrange's primes notation is nice. This is because it doesn't look like other symbols in the expression.
Higher order derivatives are commonly denoted with a superscript arabic number in parentheses. This is not so nice, especially when a mathematical expression already has arabic numbers in the coefficient, subscript, and index.
Is there a proper way to represent higher order derivatives in Lagrange's primes notation using prime (and possibly backprime) symbols?
This is what I had been using but it doesn't look quite right:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath, amssymb}
\begin{document}
\[y', y^{\prime\prime}, y^{\prime\prime\prime},
{y^{\prime\backprime\prime}}, {y^{\backprime\prime}},
{y^{\backprime\prime\prime}}, {y^{\backprime\prime\prime\prime}},
{y^{\backprime\prime\prime\prime\prime}},\dots\]
\end{document}
Best Answer
is the normal rendering for multiple primes, but it can be more easily entered by using the input
In math mode
'
has a special definition that a run of adjacent'
turns itself into^{\prime...}
with as many\prime
in the superscript as there were'
in the original source.However as others have said in comments your input looks suspiciously as if intended to be roman numerals
Wikipedia suggests That the notation you want is primes for the first three, then Roman numerals so perhaps: