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Forward slash compiles as equal to symbol

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\documentclass[24pt]{article}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
4 \usepackage{amsmath}
\DeclareSymbolFont{letters}{OT1}{cmr}{m}{n} %The Culprit line
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{/}B_X} \\
E_{A_{B}/B_X} \\
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When I compile the above, "/" becomes "=" ({B}/B compiles as {B}=B) due to the Declaresymbolfont setting. Can someone help?

Thanks.

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If your aim is to have upright letters for math variables, it's better to use mathastext . – egreg May 23 '17 at 15:37

You have not said what you want to do, the DeclareSymbol Font declaration is wrong for a number of reasons, so just deleting it is one option but
presumably there was an intended effect. – David Carlisle May 23 '17 at 15:40

Since I have many math expressions in my document, I didn't want to use "mathrm" everytime I use $"math_experssions"$. So, I used declaresymbol
font to keep all math expressions upright. So, I guess, I'll try mathastext package. But is there a way to do this without any new package? –  gogo
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There are good reasons for typesetting letters in math mode in italic shape. However, there's a package for typesetting them upright:
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The variable $a$ is indistinguishable from a normal letter
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Without a package:

\documentclass{article}

\DeclareMathSymbol{a}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`a}
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\DeclareMathSymbol{c}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`c}
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\DeclareMathSymbol{r}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`r}
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\DeclareMathSymbol{u}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`u}
\DeclareMathSymbol{v}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`v}
\DeclareMathSymbol{w}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`w}
\DeclareMathSymbol{x}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`x}
\DeclareMathSymbol{y}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`y}
\DeclareMathSymbol{z}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`z}
\DeclareMathSymbol{A}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`A}
\DeclareMathSymbol{B}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`B}
\DeclareMathSymbol{C}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`C}
\DeclareMathSymbol{D}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`D}
\DeclareMathSymbol{E}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`E}
\DeclareMathSymbol{F}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`F}
\DeclareMathSymbol{G}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`G}
\DeclareMathSymbol{H}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`H}
\DeclareMathSymbol{I}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`I}
\DeclareMathSymbol{J}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`J}
\DeclareMathSymbol{K}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`K}
\DeclareMathSymbol{L}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`L}
\DeclareMathSymbol{M}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`M}
\DeclareMathSymbol{N}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`N}
\DeclareMathSymbol{O}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`O}
\DeclareMathSymbol{P}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`P}
\DeclareMathSymbol{Q}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`Q}
\DeclareMathSymbol{R}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`R}
\DeclareMathSymbol{S}{\mathalpha}{operators}{`S}
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