>> As far as I understand does LyX not have a straightforward word-count
>> routine. Often journals or publications put limitations on the number
>> of words, in which case a word-count would come in handy.
AP> I think the main problem is answering the question "What constitutes a word?"
AP> Is "I" a word? "i.e."? "a"? "b"? "a+b"? "a+\frac{4}{5b}"?
I is a word, i.e. is two words ("id est"). Isolated "a" and "b" are
one word each, the formula is one word in total. Can we say that when
TeX math mode is invoked on a passage of text, the result constitutes
a word? (This paragraph has 51 words.)
The best solution is probably to use roughly the same treatment as
other word processors so you can stay more or less compatible with
what people mean when they ask you for a 1000-word article.
So how does Word treat this?
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