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\vbCommand

Used in the physics package as the short form for bold vector notation; the starred form uses the alternate bold-italic vector styling path while keeping the same argument syntax.

\vb v
Available in
physics
Kind
prefix
Allowed mode
math
Frequency
0% of corpus formulasrank 263 of 263
Commonality
low
Tags
presentation
Renderer support
MathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
physics
About the test scope

Syntax#

\vbs*starm{a}math content

Argspec s m — one optional and one mandatory argument. Reading argspecs

Examples#

\vb*{v+w}

In TeXForm#

TeXForm parses this entry as prefix syntax; the package determines its argument specification.

physics/vb-to-mathbffrom Faithfulrender

Canonicalize vb to an explicit mathbf wrapper.

\vb{#1} \mathbf{#1}

Equivalent forms#

  • \vectorbold{x}exact
  • \mathbf{x}approximate

    Standard LaTeX equivalent for non-starred usage

  • \boldsymbol{x}approximate

    Standard LaTeX equivalent for starred usage

See also#

Test cases#

physics
InputCaseMathJaxKaTeXXeTeX
\vb{a}Positive · baselinePassFailPass
\vb*{a}Positive · vary:s[0]PassFailPass
\vb aPositive · bare[1]PassFailPass
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