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\newglossaryentry ¶ Synopsis, one of:
\newglossaryentry{label}
{
name={name},
description={description},
other options, ...
}
or
\longnewglossaryentry{label}
{
name={name},
other options ...,
}
{description}
Declare a new entry for a glossary. The label must be unique for
the document. The settings associated with the label are pairs:
key=value.
This puts the blackboard bold symbol for the real numbers ℝ, in the glossary.
\newglossaryentry{R}
{
name={\ensuremath{\mathbb{R}}},
description={the real numbers},
}
Use the second command form if the description spans more than one paragraph.
For a full list of keys see the package documentation on CTAN but here are a few.
name ¶ (Required.) The word, phrase, or symbol that you are defining.
description ¶ (Required.) The description that will appear in the glossary. If this has more than one paragraph then you must use the second command form given in the synopsis.
plural ¶ The plural form of name. Refer to the plural form using
\glspl or \Glspl (see \gls).
sort ¶ How to place this entry in the list of entries that the glossary holds.
symbol ¶ A symbol, such as a mathematical symbol, besides the name.