"LU" meaning in All languages combined

See LU on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} LU
  1. (UK, rail transport) Initialism of London Underground. Tags: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: London Underground Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-LU-en-name-7kwo11pz Categories (other): British English, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 9 23 19 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (US, politics) Initialism of Liberty Union Party. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Liberty Union Party Categories (topical): Politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: LUs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} LU (plural LUs)
  1. Initialism of livestock unit. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: livestock unit
    Sense id: en-LU-en-noun-Z1d0q5Ng
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Etymology: Short for lower-upper. Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} LU
  1. (linear algebra) A matrix decomposition which writes a matrix as the product of a lower and upper triangular matrix, used in numerical analysis to solve systems of linear equations or find the inverse of a matrix. Categories (topical): Linear algebra
    Sense id: en-LU-en-noun-HsU4zvZC Topics: linear-algebra, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [German]

Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} LU
  1. ISO 3166-2:CH code of Luzern (canton) Wikipedia link: LU
    Sense id: en-LU-de-name-JMzh8BjN Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Symbol [Translingual]

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  1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Luxembourg. Wikipedia link: LU Categories (place): Luxembourg Synonyms: LUX

Inflected forms

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