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LaTeX is a TeX macro package.
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The previous version of LaTeX was known as LaTeX2.09. Over the years
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many extensions have been developed for LaTeX. LaTeX2e brings all
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extensions back under a single format and thus prevents the
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proliferation of mutually incompatible dialects of LaTeX 2.09. With
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LaTeX2e the `new font selection scheme' is standard and, for example,
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amstex (formerly the AmSLaTeX format) or slides (formerly the SLiTeX
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format) are simply extension packages, all working with the same base
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format. The introduction of a new release also made it possible to
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add a small number of often-requested features and to make the task of
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writing packages and classes simpler.
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