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{{Short description|Typeface for TeX}}
'''MathTime'''<ref>[http://www.tug.org/pracjourn/2006-1/spivak/ M. Spivak, ''PracTeX J.'' '''2006(1)''' (2006).]</ref> (sometimes '''MathTıme''') is a [[Times New Roman|Times-style]] mathematical [[typeface]] for [[TeX]], created by [[Michael Spivak]]. MathTime has been widely adopted by [[academic publishing|academic publishers]] such as by [[Elsevier]],<ref>e.g. in Physics Letters B</ref> the [[American Physical Society]],<ref>e.g. in [[Physical Review|Physical Review C]]</ref> the [[Mathematical Association of America]],<ref>e.g. ''[[The American Mathematical Monthly]]''</ref> and [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]].<ref>[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer-Verlag]] – [https://www.springer.com/dal/home/authors?SGWID=1-111-6-71759-0&teaserId=43488&CENTER_ID=68359 Leitfaden für die Produktion], section 9.2 ([[German language|German]])</ref> A distinguishable symbol in this font is the integral sign which appears in many mathematical, physical, and engineering journals.{{efn|Compared to the integral sign associated with the default Computer Modern font for LaTeX, the MathTime integral sign "bulges" more prominently at the middle and makes mathematical texts typeset in MathTime readily identifiable.}}

==Releases==

===MathTime 1.x & Plus===
These versions were sold by (the now defunct) Y&Y.

Version 1.x contains math fonts (including italics) and symbols, while Plus added [[boldface|bold]] and "heavy" (extra bold) styles. <ref name="Scalable Font Options for TeX">{{cite web |title=Scalable Font Options for TeX |url=https://www.tug.org/yandy/options.htm |accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref>

===MathTime Professional 2===
Released by PCTeX, this is the current version of MathTime. It has a paid version known as Complete and a free version with limited features known as Lite. <ref name="mtpro2 - PCTeXWeb">{{cite web |title=mtpro2 - PCTeXWeb |url=https://pctex.com/mtpro2.html |accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref>

Key features of MathTime Professional 2 include: <ref name="MTP2flyer.pdf">{{cite web |title=MTP2flyer.pdf |url=https://pctex.com/files/managed/d/d0/MTP2flyer.pdf |accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref> <ref name="MTP2DesignSize.pdf">{{cite web |title=MTP2DesignSize.pdf |url=https://pctex.com/files/managed/e/e4/MTP2DesignSize.pdf |accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref> <ref name="The 68 individually designed fonts">{{cite web |title=The 68 individually designed fonts |url=https://pctex.com/files/managed/5/52/MTP2flyerFontList.pdf |accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref>

* Three optical sizes, for text (10 [[point (typography)|pt]]), super/subscripts (7pt), and second-order super/subscripts (5.5pt) respectively
* Italic "v" and "w" with rounded bottom
* Alternative italic "z" in the style of [[Times_New_Roman#Linotype_releases|Times Linotype]] (as opposed to the default in the style of Times New Roman)
* Large mathematical [[Operation (mathematics)|operators]]

The following features are exclusive to the Complete version:

* Bold italics of Greek characters
* Bold and heavy styles of basic math symbols
* [[American Mathematical Society|AMS]] symbols, including bold and heavy styles
* [[script (typefaces)|Script]], [[blackboard bold]], and "holey Roman" (seriffed blackboard bold) fonts

MathTime has its own license (i.e., unrelated to the license of Times New Roman). <ref name="MTPro II Fonts End User License Agreement">{{cite web |title=MTPro II Fonts End User License Agreement |url=https://pctex.com/files/managed/9/96/EULA-MTPro2.txt |accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref>

== Related typefaces ==
* Belleek is a metrically identical (but significantly different in shape) free replacement font for MathTime 1.x. <ref name="belleek – Free replacement for basic MathTime fonts">{{cite web |title=belleek – Free replacement for basic MathTime fonts |url=https://www.ctan.org/pkg/belleek|accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref> Belleek was released by TrueTeX (Richard Kinch) in 1998. <ref name="Belleek: A Call for METAFONT Revival">{{cite web |title=Belleek: A Call for METAFONT Revival |url=https://tug.org/TUGboat/Articles/tb19-3/tb60kinch.pdf|accessdate=2022-02-16}}</ref>
* TM Math by MicroPress is another commercial math font
* [[STIX|STIX fonts]], [[XITS font project|XTIS]], and TeX Gyre Termes are Times-style math fonts released for free and/or under open source licenses

== References ==

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==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Symbol typefaces]]
[[Category:TeX]]

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