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Package amsbsy:
Produce bold math symbols (AMS-LaTeX).

The package provides a command for producing bold mathematics symbols where appropriate fonts exist, and a ‘poor man’s bold’ command that can be applied when no appropriate bold font is available. The facility is available through the macro \boldsymbol.

The package is part of the AMS-LaTeX distribution.

Getting it

If possible, get this package from your distribution using its installation manager. (For installation help, click on your distribution's name.)

Distribution Package name
MiKTeX amslatex
TeX Live amsmath

You can also visit amsbsy's CTAN directory to browse the source or download the material for installation by hand.

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Documentation on CTAN -none-
Documentation off CTAN -none known-
Maintainers
The American Mathematical Society
Version 1.2b
License LaTeX Project Public License
Related packages
bm:
Access bold symbols in maths mode.
Keywords
Mathematics (the subject)
fonts, mathematics
symbols, mathematical
Characterizations
primary:
Fonts > Symbol fonts
secondary:
Subject-specific typesetting > Mathematics

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