[texhax] large forward slash

[Philip G. Ratcliffe]

> I am trying to write a fraction whose numerator and 
> denominator are both fractions;  for clarity, I would like 
> the global fraction to be constructed in the a/b style (that 
> is, numerator and denominator separated by a forward slash).  
> However, the slash produced by "/" is too small.  Is there a 
> way to create a larger version?

You mean something like this

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\begin{displaymath}
  \frac12\Bigg/\frac12
\end{displaymath}
\end{document}

Cheers,  Phil