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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)
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
Technology
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
Topics referred to by the same term