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'''LD''' can mean:
In '''science''' and '''mathematics''':
*[[Lethal dose]], the percentage of test organisms killed by a specific dosage (of drugs, radiation, etc.).
*The [[Binary logarithm|logarithm of base 2]], <math>\mathrm{ld}(x)=\log_2(x)</math>, from the Latin ''logarithmus dualis''.
*[[Lunar distance (astronomy)|Lunar distance]], the distance between the Earth and the Moon and a measure of navigation.
*[[Linkage disequilibrium]], when seemingly independent alleles have different rates of appearance (thanks to fitness concerns, etc.) in genetics.
*[[lactate dehydrogenase]]
*[[London dispersion forces]]
In '''technology''':
*[[Laser Diode]]
*[[Laserdisc]] format, an obsolete [[optical disc]] video/data format and predecessor to [[Digital Video Disc]] ([[DVD]]).
*[[ld (Unix)]], the linker command on Unix and Unix-like systems.
*[[Long distance]], a telephone call to another area sufficiently far away to be charged at a higher rate.
*[[Linkdead]], shorthand for "disconnected from the server" in some online activities and games.
*ld, an instruction on a [[Z80]] CPU.
*[[Line Dubbed]], a term for [[Copyright infringement|pirate copies]] with an audio track, which has been ripped from the [[line out]] [[connection]] of a [[projector]]
*ld in Mobile communication Abbr for Low Density meaning taking up less room in an area with equipment
*[[Liebe dich]] Shortcut of expressing your love in German
In '''politics''':
*[[Liberal democracy]], a form of government based on rule of the people (democracy) tempered by the rule of law and natural rights (liberalism).
*[[Legislative district]], a division of voters into a district.
In '''television''':
*[[Lighting Director]], the person in charge of lighting a television programme.
*Lorraine "L.D." Delacorte, a character from the ''[[Degrassi]]'' series played by Amanda Cook.
*[[Larry David]], sometimes referred to as L.D. in the television show ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''.
*Latin Disciples, the name of a gang in television series [[Day Break]]
In '''music''':
*Lethal Dialect [[rapper]]
*[[Luis Dubuc]]
'''LD''' can also refer to:
*[[Liberian dollar]], the currency of Liberia
*[[Lincoln-Douglas debate]], a form of debate.
*[[Line Drive]], a trajectory-related inference and statistic of a batted ball in baseball.
*[[Learning disability]], a condition that can impair learning through standard methods
*Lilian day, a variant of the [[Julian day]].
*[[Lucid dreaming]], a dream in which one is conscious of dreaming as it is happening.
*[[Long-distance relationship|Long distance relationship]]s
*[[Lighting designer]], the person in charge of lighting in theatre.
*[[Air Hong Kong]] and [[Linea Turistica Aerotuy]], airlines with IATA code LD.
*Liquor drink, a drink composed of a [[Distilled beverage]] and a [[drink mixer]].
*[[LD (cigarette)]], a brand of cigarette from the [[Gallaher Group]].
*[[Living Dangerously]], a [[Extreme Championship Wrestling|ECW]] PPV
**[[Louis-Dreyfus Group]], a French commodities trading firm
'''Ld''' (Capital L with a lower case "d") is the abbreviated form of:
*[[Lord]], a peer of the realm in the [[United Kingdom]].
*[[Lordi]], a [[hard rock]] band
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