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A bidirectional arrow accent placed over text or variables to indicate vector equilibrium or reversible processes in physics.

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Examples

Line segment with two endpoints

\overleftrightarrow{AB} \text{ represents the line through points A and B}

Vector equilibrium in physics

\overleftrightarrow{PQ} = \overleftrightarrow{QR} \text{ indicates equal and opposite vectors}

Geometric line with distance

\text{Length of } \overleftrightarrow{CD} = 5 \text{ units}