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U+2119, ℙ
DOUBLE-STRUCK CAPITAL P

[U+2118]
Letterlike Symbols
[U+211A]

𝐏 U+1D40F, 𝐏
MATHEMATICAL BOLD CAPITAL P
𝐎
[U+1D40E]
Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols 𝐐
[U+1D410]

Translingual

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From 𝐏 for prime, and later for probability. The usage of blackboard bold dates to the 1960s.

Symbol

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  1. (mathematics) Alternative form of 𝐏, the set of prime numbers
  2. (mathematics) Alternative form of 𝐏, the probability of an event