[texhax] implementation of x' in math

[Alexandru Scorpan]

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> From: Alexandru Scorpan <ascorpan at math.ufl.edu>
> Date: September 30, 2004 11:30:20 AM EDT
> To: Alexandru Scorpan <ascorpan at math.ufl.edu>
> Subject: Re: [texhax] implementation of x' in math
>
>> How is the translation of $x'$ into $x^{\prime}$ implemented?
>
> Maybe my own question sounded slightly idiotic, so let me add this:  
> Such a translation actually seems to occur:  if one changes \prime to 
> something else, that will automatically change how $x'$ is typeset 
> accordingly.
>
> -- Alex
>