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Basically, the title. Is there a reason?
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3Deutsch: Körper (Algebra). – Mauro ALLEGRANZA Mar 20 '18 at 16:23
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1In Dutch it is often the $L$ of "lichaam" (Dutch for körper). – drhab Mar 20 '18 at 16:27
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2Same as $\Bbb Z$ for the integers. – Asaf Karagila Mar 20 '18 at 17:09
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It abbreviates the German word "Körper". Here is the very first link I found when searching for "letter k for field": Why do we use lowercase $k$ for fields?
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