I am trying to build \deqn{( \begin{array}{c} k-1 \\ j \end{array} ) } To represent the combinatorial notation as in k-1 j but R is rendering PDF literally as follows ( k-1\j ) which is not correct. This is happening on Linux and MacOSX installations. I have tried variations of the \deqn{} to no avail. Any suggestions or point me to an existing package with an Rd file that has and latex array in it. Thanks -wa