Content MathML

The chapter on content MathML was completely rewritten for MathML 3. Content MathML is used when the semantics of the math are more important than the visual display (the presentation) of the math. In MathML 3, a subset of content MathML is defined with semantics specified by OpenMath. This subset of content MathML is called Strict Content MathML and each element in strict content MathML is associated with a specific OpenMath Content Dictionary entry. OpenMath Content Dictionaries are extensible and permit a more precise definition of the semantics of each element. The meaning of most content MathML elements remains basically unchanged, although a mapping for each element into strict content MathML is given.

In order to accomplish alignment with OpenMath, the following changes were made to the elements: