Math in chat

Mathematical notation in chat responses renders as typeset math instead of raw notation.

• Inline math, within a sentence: $x^2$, $$...$$, or \(...\).
• Block math, shown centered on its own line: \[...\] anywhere — even mid-paragraph, where it breaks the text the way TeX does — $$...$$ alone on its line, or a ```math fence.

Rendered Markdown file previews get the same treatment.

Ordinary dollars stay text. Single-dollar math renders only when the span actually reads as math: prices like “it costs $5 and $10 today”, shell variables like $PATHor$HOME/bin:$PATH, and dollars inside file paths, links, and code all stay exactly as written. When a dollar span is ambiguous, Scient leaves it as typed—$$x^2$$and\(x^2\) always typeset.

An equation still being written — for example while a response is streaming — stays as typed until its closing delimiter arrives, then renders. If a formula can’t be rendered, or is unreasonably large, Scient shows the original notation as typed instead of an error.

Math renders locally on your device; no network request is involved. Where typeset math is unavailable, the readable TeX notation remains visible.