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I've defined the following new commands:

\newcommand{\atoi}{\mathrm{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$\iotaup$}}} \newcommand{\scriptatoi}{{\scriptsize{\mathrm{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$\iotaup$}}}}}

to use in this formula (and other formulas in which $\atoi$ occurs):

$\psi^{\scriptatoi x\phi}_{z} \equiv \exists y(\phi^y_x \:\&\: \forall u(\phi^u_x \rightarrow u\!=\!y) \:\&\: \psi^y_z)$

When I typeset the LaTeX source file using pdflatex (from TeXLive 2010), I get the following complaint:

LaTeX Font Warning: Command \scriptsize invalid in math mode on input line 352.

If, however, I write the following line instead:

$\psi^{\atoi x\phi}_{z} \equiv \exists y(\phi^y_x \:\&\: \forall u(\phi^u_x \rightarrow u\!=\!y) \:\&\: \psi^y_z)$

the atoi character appears full size, not superscript size.

Writing

$\psi^{\scriptsize\atoi x\phi}_{z} \equiv \exists y(\phi^y_x \:\&\: \forall u(\phi^u_x \rightarrow u\!=\!y) \:\&\: \psi^y_z)$

again yields the desired typeset result, and again yields the LaTeX Font Warning.

How can I do what I want, that is, get my new symbol in an appropriate superscript size when using it in a superscript, while respecting the font restrictions of math mode?

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    As far as I know, the command is called \scriptstyle. Generally, \...size applies to textmode, whereas \...style applies to mathmode. Commented Jun 21, 2012 at 7:22
  • Related: tex.stackexchange.com/questions/18157/rotating-a-letter Commented Jun 21, 2012 at 9:03
  • Thank you for your comment, and especially for the pointer to the fine exposition of rotation. Commented Jun 22, 2012 at 0:18

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this construction is simple enough that you can forget about redefining it for multiple sizes. instead, use the \text facility of amsmath:

\renewcommand{\atoi}{\text{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$\iotaup$}}}

this can be used both in the "main line" and in super/subscripts of any level, and it should produce the desired result.

(the definition of \text is based on \mathchoice; take a look at amstext.sty -- it isn't very long.)

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You can use the command \mathchoice that chooses the correct math size:

\newcommand\atoistyle[1]{\mbox{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$#1\iotaup$}}} \newcommand\atoi{\mathchoice {\atoistyle\displaystyle} {\atoistyle\textstyle} {\atoistyle\scriptstyle} {\atoistyle\scriptscriptstyle} }

As egreg points out in the chat, this is the job of the command \mathpalette (see details here), so the following is an exact equivalent of the preceeding:

\newcommand\atoistyle[2]{\mbox{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$#1\iotaup$}}} \newcommand\atoi{\mathpalette\atoistyle\relax}
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use it this way:

\newcommand\atoi{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$\iotaup$}} \newcommand\scriptatoi{\rotatebox[origin=c]{180}{$\scriptstyle\iotaup$}}

in math mode the font style is scriptstyle

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