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Metafont in a sentence

Using Metafont

  • In the example corpus, metafont often appears in combinations such as: metafont can, metafont file, of metafont.

Context around Metafont

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

citation 1× same 1× converting 1× simpler 1×

Often after:

file 2× language 1× programs 1× fonts 1× describes 1×

Sentence patterns with Metafont

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

arithmetic citation metafont can render 1× calls to metafont 1× characteristics of metafont is that 1× curves in metafont are defined 1× directly a metafont file describes 1× fact that metafont describes characters 1× for converting metafont programs to 1× metafont can also 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

curves in metafont 1× in addition the 1× its big disadvantage 1× metafont can also 1× metafont is most 1× most tex distributions 1×

Common sentence endings:

brushes and erasers 1× calls to metafont 1× different global parameters 1× from the user 1× images it produces 1× not just glyphs 1×

Words around Metafont

Just before it in the word index:

metafly 2 metafiles 4 metafictional 2 metafiction 8 metafarms 2 metadium 4

Just after it in the word index:

metafunction 3 metafunctions 2 metagame 7 metagames 3 metagaming 5 metagenome 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 14 aamer 14 aave 14 abadan 14 abdelmadjid 14 abdulkarim 14

Corpus analysis for Metafont

  • In this selection, "metafont" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, citation, same, converting, file, language and programs stand out and add context to how "metafont" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arithmetic citation metafont can render and calls to metafont. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "metafont" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with metafont

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Metafont is most commonly invoked without a direct request from the user. (12 words)

Thus, rather than describing the outline of the glyph directly, a Metafont file describes the pen paths. (17 words)

Its big disadvantage is that no pens may be used which highly reduces the power of Metafont language. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Curves in Metafont are defined as cubic splines rather than quadratic, for greater versatility at the cost of more complex arithmetic. citation Metafont can render any kind of graphical output, not just glyphs. (33 words)

Some simpler Metafont fonts, such as the calligraphic mathematics fonts in the Computer Modern family, use a single pen stroke with a relatively large pen to define each visual "stroke" of the glyphs. (33 words)

In addition, the Computer Modern typewriter and sans-serif fonts are defined using essentially the same Metafont file as the Roman font, but with different global parameters. (27 words)

Example sentences (11)

Curves in Metafont are defined as cubic splines rather than quadratic, for greater versatility at the cost of more complex arithmetic. citation Metafont can render any kind of graphical output, not just glyphs.

In addition, the Computer Modern typewriter and sans-serif fonts are defined using essentially the same Metafont file as the Roman font, but with different global parameters.

Its big disadvantage is that no pens may be used which highly reduces the power of Metafont language.

Metafont can also be run interactively, and has commands for displaying on the screen the images it produces.

Metafont is most commonly invoked without a direct request from the user.

Most TeX distributions are configured so that any fonts not currently available at the required resolution are generated by calls to Metafont.

One of the characteristics of Metafont is that all of the shapes of the glyphs are defined with geometrical equations.

Producing PostScript Type 1 fonts There are several tools for converting Metafont programs to PostScript Type 1 fonts.

Some simpler Metafont fonts, such as the calligraphic mathematics fonts in the Computer Modern family, use a single pen stroke with a relatively large pen to define each visual "stroke" of the glyphs.

This term derives from the fact that Metafont describes characters as having been drawn by abstract brushes (and erasers).

Thus, rather than describing the outline of the glyph directly, a Metafont file describes the pen paths.

Common combinations with metafont

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

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