[OS X TeX] labels for page numbers

[Alex Scorpan]

On Dec 2, 2006, at 10:06 AM, David Oliver wrote:

> Suppose one has a theorem (using either the theorem or AMS theorem  
> packages) and one wants to refer later in the document to the page  
> on which the theorem appears. Is there a way to attach a label to  
> the theorem so the page reference appearing later via the label is  
> automatically updated as the content of the document evolves? Any  
> other procedure to achieve this result?

Why, \pageref does just that.


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\begin{theorem}
	\label{greenmoon}
If the moon is green,
it is made out of cheese.
\end{theorem}

\begin{proof}
As the moon is not green,
the conclusion follows.
\end{proof}

...

It is now time to use the celebrated
Green Moon Theorem, stated back
on page \pageref{greenmoon}.
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