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On Tue, Apr 15, 2003 at 08:33:35PM -0700, Karl M. Hegbloom wrote:
> I was taking notes in Calculus yesterday, and needed to typeL
> 
>   *
>  x
>   1
> 
> I thought I could go: x_{1}^{\ast}  to get that, but "\ast" is not
> defined.  The "*" key inserts a math space.  Can I get a literal "*"
> like I wanted somehow?

Yes. In math mode, <ast> is "* tab".

Alternatively, you may use the symbol command A-$.
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