ld

See also: LD, Ld., and ld.

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin logarithmus dualis.

Symbol

ld

(computer science) binary logarithm; logarithm to the base 2
$\log _{2}(x)=\mathrm {ld} (x)$ . $\mathrm {ld} (2)=1$

Usage notes

The ISO 80000-2:2019 standard prescribes lb for the binary logarithm.

Synonyms

lb
lg

Related terms

log
ln

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