Is mathbb an abbreviation for something?

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What does mathbb stand for? Is it short for something else? I searched online and couldn't find a definition, only information about usage.

the bb in \mathbb stands for "blackboard bold". the \math indicates that this is a font/symbol to be used only in math. — barbara beeton, Aug 07 '15 at 17:26
It stands for math blackboard. See http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/488/blackboard-bold-characters. — R. Schumacher, Aug 07 '15 at 17:27

score 11 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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The name part bb of \mathbb is short for blackboard.

edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:34

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answered Aug 07 '15 at 17:29

Heiko Oberdiek

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