[Tex/LaTex] \stackrel with \sim symbol

stacking-symbols

I am using \stackrel{<}{\sim} to stack up two symbols. However I need to lower \sim, which naturally goes above the line, otherwise <raises too. This is the output at the moment:

example of my output

Any idea?

Best Answer

The amssymb package offers you \lesssim, and, as egreg comments, the wasysym package offers \apprle, which raises the tilde a little bit. Here they are, side by side:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{wasysym}

\begin{document}

$T\lesssim S \qquad T\apprle S$

\end{document}

The MnSymbol package also implements a \lesssim, which is a more compact variation of its amssymb homonymous (caution: loading amssymb and MnSymbol simultaneously will result in name clash).

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