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  • Most markdown implementations I've seen don't provide any support for mathematical notation. Commented Jun 30, 2018 at 5:42
  • Oh, well. You just escape to TeX every time you feel so or don't remember the proper markdown syntax. It easier to write _emphasis_ than \emph{emphasis}, but at least pandoc would detect $$\int e^{\frac{1}{x}} dx$$ and convert it to a proper LaTeX display chant. Commented Jun 30, 2018 at 15:03
  • I would call that "using LaTeX as a proxy language", which is what the OP specifically said they don't want. (I suppose it's possible they meant something else, though.) Commented Jun 30, 2018 at 18:33