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Why did they abbreviate pounds lbs.?
It’s extra credit and I really need it.
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from Latin – libra mercantilis- meaning a unit of merchandise
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The word “pound” comes from the Latin word pendere, meaning “to weigh”. The Latin word libra means “scales, balances” and it also describes a Roman unit of mass similar to a pound. This is the origin of the abbreviation “lb”
The plural form of “lb” is the same. Though it is frequently written with an “s” at the end (lbs), this is generally considered grammatically incorrect.
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Lb: the abbreviation of the Latin word libra.
Libra is a pound.
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LIBRA
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