If two random variables and
are independent of each other, it is common to write it as
It appears that there isn’t a built-in LaTeX command for . The reference below presents several possible ways to reproduce this symbol. My personal favorite is the following:
\newcommand{\indep}{\perp \!\!\! \perp}
You can then use the new command wherever you want the independence symbol, e.g. X \indep Y
.
References:
- StackExchange. double perpendicular symbol (for independence).
This was the top google result for “latex independent symbol”! 😀
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