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As Einstein said, see \eqrefeq:einstein.

% This equation will be numbered because it is referenced below \beginequation E = mc^2 \labeleq:einstein \endequation

% This equation will NOT be numbered (no reference) \beginequation a^2 + b^2 = c^2 \endequation autonum.info

On first compile, both equations may appear numbered. On the , autonum reads the .aux file, sees that eq:einstein is referenced, and keeps its number. The Pythagorean equation remains unreferenced, so its number disappears. 3.3 With align and cleveref \documentclassarticle \usepackageamsmath, cleveref \usepackageautonum \begindocument

\beginequation f(x) = x^2 \labeleq:square \endequation As Einstein said, see \eqrefeq:einstein

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autonum is often preferred over mathtools ’ showonlyrefs because autonum works with more environments and handles \label placement more robustly. \documentclassarticle \usepackageamsmath \usepackage[colorlinks]hyperref \usepackagecleveref \usepackageautonum \begindocument As Einstein said

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