source: doc/theses/andrew_beach_MMath/glossaries.tex @ ff56dd2e

% Variaus Glossary Definitions

% Main glossary entries -- definitions of relevant terminology
\newglossaryentry{computer}
{
name=computer,
description={A programmable machine that receives input data,
               stores and manipulates the data, and provides
               formatted output}
}

% Nomenclature glossary entries -- New definitions, or unusual terminology
\newglossary*{nomenclature}{Nomenclature}
\newglossaryentry{dingledorf}
{
type=nomenclature,
name=dingledorf,
description={A person of supposed average intelligence who makes
               incredibly brainless misjudgments}
}

% List of Abbreviations (abbreviations are from the glossaries-extra package)
\newabbreviation{aaaaz}{AAAAZ}{American Association of Amature Astronomers
                               and Zoologists}

% List of Symbols
\newglossary*{symbols}{List of Symbols}
\newglossaryentry{rvec}
{
name={$\mathbf{v}$},
sort={label},
type=symbols,
description={Random vector: a location in n-dimensional Cartesian space,
             where each dimensional component is determined by a random
             process}
}