Why for pounds do we lb instead of something like pd?

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Why for pounds do we lb instead of something like pd?

2006-09-26 01:44:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science

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It's from the Latin "libra," meaning balance scale. It was also a unit of weight used in ancient Rome.

2006-09-26 01:47:03 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

"Lb" stands for "libra," Latin for the ancient Roman
unit of weight. Plural would be "librae." Based on
weighing surviving coins, it is believed that a libra
was about 3/4 of a modern pound. "Uncia" (plural
"unciae") means twelfth, and was thus 1/12 of a pound
or foot, and we get "ounce" from that

2006-09-26 08:46:54 · answer #2 · answered by claire 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋

It's a latin abbreviation for libra or pound

2006-09-26 09:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋