<html><head><meta name="color-scheme" content="light dark"></head><body><pre style="word-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;">% Save file as: LTGTSIM.STY            Source: FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET  
% Posted by thompson@stars.gsfc.nasa.gov (BILL THOMPSON) to comp.text.tex
% on 29 Jul 91 15:41:26 GMT

%  The commands \ltsim and \gtsim combine the symbols &lt; ~ and &gt; ~ respectively.
%  The commands \ltsimscript and \gtsimscript do the same in subscripts.

\newcommand{\ltsim}{\protect\raisebox{-0.5ex}{$\:\stackrel{\textstyle &lt;}
	{\sim}\:$}}
\newcommand{\gtsim}{\protect\raisebox{-0.5ex}{$\:\stackrel{\textstyle &gt;}
	{\sim}\:$}}
\newcommand{\ltsimscript}{\protect\raisebox{-0.5ex}{$\stackrel{\scriptstyle &lt;}
	{\sim}$}}
\newcommand{\gtsimscript}{\protect\raisebox{-0.5ex}{$\stackrel{\scriptstyle &gt;}
	{\sim}$}}
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