Ability to automatically number equations and cross reference them

[ajeanmahoney]

Description

It would be nice if equations in a document could be sequentially numbered automatically and that these equations could be cross-referenced in text. This feature should be available outside of the figure-numbering framework. That is, an equation should not need both a figure number and an equation number. The equation number should be to the right of the equation.

For example, see RFC 8698 (equation numbering was done manually).

This enhancement has been requested previously (see #68).

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[cabo]

While equation numbering is more widely implemented, a related feature allows numbering pieces of/positions in pseudocode or even diagrams.