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 This repository contains a sophisticated system for reproducibly compiling
 Typst documents using Nix, the purely functional package manager. Typst is a
-modern typesetting system aiming to replace the venerable $\latex$ system.
+modern typesetting system aiming to replace the venerable LaTeX system.
 
 Within the [2024 directory](./2024), an ongoing experiment is taking place to
 create a monorepo organization structure for a large amount of Typst documents.