Range

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Range may refer to:

Geography

  • Range (geographic), a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra)
    • Mountain range, a group of mountains bordered by lowlands
  • Range, a term used to identify a survey township in the US
  • Rangeland, deserts, grasslands, shrublands, wetlands, and woodlands that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals

Mathematics

  • Range of a function, a set containing the output values produced by a function
  • Range (statistics), the difference between the highest and the lowest values in a set
  • Interval (mathematics), also called range, a set of real numbers that includes all numbers between any two numbers in the set
  • Column space, also called the range of a matrix, is the set of all possible linear combinations of the column vectors of the matrix
  • Projective range, a line or a conic in projective geometry
  • Range of a quantifier, in logic

Music

  • Range (music), the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch musical instruments can play
  • Vocal range, the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate

People

  • Erik Range (born 1977), German computer games developer, journalist and YouTube personality
  • Harald Range (1948–2018), Attorney General of Germany
  • Heidi Range (born 1983), British singer and songwriter
  • M. Athalie Range (1915–2006), American civil rights activist and politician
  • Rosslyn Range (born 1933), American long jumper

Places

Science

  • Range (biology), the geographical area where a species can be found
  • Range (particle radiation), the distance a charged particle travels before stopping

Technology

  • Range (aeronautics), the distance an aircraft can fly
  • Range (computer programming), the set of allowed values for a variable
  • Range, any kitchen stove with multiple burners, especially in the United States
  • All-electric range, the driving range of a vehicle using only power from its electric battery pack
  • Range of a projectile, the potential distance a projectile can be hurled by a firearm or cannon
  • Slant range, distance between two objects on different levels

Other uses

  • Range, in navigational transit, is a pair of navigational beacons whose line indicates a channel; if lighted, they are called
  • An open stretch of land used for projectile testing
    • Bombing range, a military test and training facility used by combat aircraft to practise attacking ground targets.
    • Driving range, an area where golfers can practice their swing
    • Shooting range, a controlled environment where ranged weapons are discharged at targets
  • Range anxiety, the fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination and would thus strand the vehicle's occupants
  • Range factor (commonly abbreviated RF), a baseball statistic
  • Rocket engine test facility, also known as a rocket test range
  • Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, 2019 book by David Epstein

See also

  • Rangefinder
  • Ranger (disambiguation)
  • The Range (disambiguation)
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