# What is this symbol? ordered field

It looks like an F, but it also has an e

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It means like ordered field

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Could it be a script F?

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There is no e in yours and it looks like yours is bolded

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I thought that perhaps the e might actually be the kind of loop you see on my F.

Sorry that it is bolded. It was just the first F I could find that had such a loop.

As an alternative it might be a H...

[PLAIN]http://typophile.com/files/H_6027.gif [Broken]

or

[URL]http://images.inmagine.com/img/valueclips/unc269/u26688036.jpg[/URL]

I found one with flowers!

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OKay but what is it called?

OKay but what is it called?
H, pronounced "aych"
In what context does it appear? Preferably, post the expression.

I tried $$\aych$$

Nothing

It appears in Ordered Field

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OKay but what is it called?
Since it is supposed to represent an (ordered) field, I think F, pronounced "ef", which is the first letter of "field".

$$\ef$$

$$\ofield$$

None of them are working

Unless it is an H, in which case mayhaps it refers to the quaternions? (it would be a strange font, though...)

None of them are working
It's just a stylized letter, it can mean whatever you want. It isn't going to be under "/field" or anything like that.

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I tried $$\aych$$

Nothing

It appears in Ordered Field
appears....where?

Math, Ordered Field, it appears in

Math, Ordered Field, it appears in
Quote the passage in which it appears.

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It seems you're trying Latex?

That would be:
$$\mathscr F$$
or
$$\mathcal F$$

it kinda looks like it, but is it correct to use it?

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it kinda looks like it, but is it correct to use it?
Hmm, this may seem a bit repetitive, but I have to ask... use it when and where?

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Oh, and as for the name, perhaps the Unicode name "SCRIPT CAPITAL F" (code U02131) covers it?

for ordered fields.

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for ordered fields.
Yes, you can use script capital F for an ordered field.

what about $$\mathbb{F}$$? is that just for normal fields and not ordered ones?

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what about $$\mathbb{F}$$? is that just for normal fields and not ordered ones?
I'm not aware of any convention for the typography to represent a field.
This means you can use any typeface you want.
Most common seems to be simply italic F ($F$).

Also, there's no distinction in typography for an ordered field.

The notation $\mathbb{F}$ is used sometimes for field. But mostly for finite field. So the field with 9 elements is often written as $\mathbb{F}_9$.

If we are working with arbitrary fields, then it seems that F, K and L are the most common notations for fields. With F standing for field, K standing for Korper (german) and L standing for Lichaam

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The notation $\mathbb{F}$ is used sometimes for field. But mostly for finite field. So the field with 9 elements is often written as $\mathbb{F}_9$.

If we are working with arbitrary fields, then it seems that F, K and L are the most common notations for fields. With F standing for field, K standing for Korper (german) and L standing for Lichaam
Ah finally someone who knows it by a name that I'm familiar with.
Won't this make you eligible for you-know-what?
Also, it gives your statement that you're living in a field a new meaning!

Ah finally someone who knows it by a name that I'm familiar with.
Won't this make you eligible for you-know-what?
Also, it gives your statement that you're living in a field a new meaning!
There was once a PhD defense in my university. The title was "special places on fields", but then in dutch. The auditorium was packed until they realized that it was about mathematics.

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lol. Did you already post that in Lame jokes?