Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation learning disability
  • abbreviation learning-disabled
  • abbreviation lethal dose

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  • noun A Roman numeral representing 450
  • initialism laser disc

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Examples

  • Kaplan similarly defines validity as truth at every context in every LD structure (˜LD™ stands for ˜Logic of Demonstratives™).

    Again 2009

  • Even at his depressed seasonal LD%, Soto's quick XBABIP (LD%+. 120) is somewhere around .315 or .320 - well below the .251 mark he's posted on the season.

    Comments for FanGraphs Baseball 2009

  • Even at his depressed seasonal LD%, Soto's quick XBABIP (LD%+. 120) is somewhere around .315 or .320 - well below the .251 mark he's posted on the season.

    Comments for FanGraphs Baseball Jeffrey Gross 2009

  • If their LD is language-related, you need to do a phonics-based approach using short passages to build comprehension.

    What are the characteristics of mild/moderate students? « Literacy Skills « Literacy Help « Literacy News 2009

  • A little more research would have told you that the 42nd LD is a swing district where in the last election, House Ways & Means Chairwoman, Kelli Linville (D-42) was re-elected to the House by the same margin as Doug-E (R-42).

    Can Exalted Democratic Consultant Christian Sinderman Deliver in 2010? « PubliCola 2010

  • Just as there is controversy regarding the definition of LD, so there is controversy about the causes of learning disabilities.

    The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996

  • Just as there is controversy regarding the definition of LD, so there is controversy about the causes of learning disabilities.

    The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996

  • Just as there is controversy regarding the definition of LD, so there is controversy about the causes of learning disabilities.

    The Unmotivated Child Ph.D Natalie Rathvon 1996

  • Once you know that an LD is a Cadillac Eldorado, the reasoning can begin; without that, it's hard to make a start.

    The Tests and the Brightest 1980

  • Across dog breeds, LD is shorter than in human populations, allowing a two stage mapping approach for segregating Mendelian traits

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Danika Bannasch et al. 2010

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