lb
Translingual
Etymology 1
(computer science): From New Latin logarithmus binarii (“binary logarithm”).
Symbol
lb
- (computer science) Binary logarithm; logarithm to the base 2.
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Usage notes
(computer science): The ISO 80000-2:2019 standard prescribes this symbol for the binary logarithm.
Synonyms
Related terms
Etymology 2
(ISO code): Abbreviation of Luxembourgish Lëtzebuergesch or English Luxembourgish.
Symbol
lb
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Luxembourgish terms
English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
(unit of weight): Abbreviation of libra.
Alternative forms
Noun
- Abbreviation of pound (“unit of weight”).
- 2000 October 9, Gérard P. Michon, “What is a slug, in the [engineering] weight measurement system?”, in Numericana.com[1]:
- The slug is defined as the mass which would accelerate at a rate of 1 ft/s2 under a force of one pound-force (lbf). Since 1 lbf is the force exerted on a mass of one pound by a standard gravitational field (of exactly 9.80665 meters per square second), a slug is thus exactly equal to 196133/6096 pounds (about 32.1740485564 lb or 14.593902937206 kg).
- 2012 March 9, “Green cars at 2012 Geneva motor show – in pictures”, in The Guardian[2], →ISSN:
- The drive system can provide a maximum of 516 lbs ft (700 Nm) at any one time.
Derived terms
- ft-lb
- The struck-through abbreviation ℔ simplified to the pound sign (octothorpe) #.
- lbf
- lbm
Etymology 2
Abbreviation
Noun
lb (plural lbs)