# Math Search for the Masses: Multimodal Search Interfaces and Appearance-Based Retrieval

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1505.02798 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1505.02798/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 11 May 2015.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

We summarize math search engines and search interfaces produced by the Document and Pattern Recognition Lab in recent years, and in particular the min math search interface and the Tangent search engine. Source code for both systems are publicly available. "The Masses" refers to our emphasis on creating systems for mathematical non-experts, who may be looking to define unfamiliar notation, or browse documents based on the visual appearance of formulae rather than their mathematical semantics.