Range (disambiguation)
From Biocrawler, the free encyclopedia.
The word range has many meanings:
- The range of a vehicle is the maximum distance it can cover without needing to be refueled or recharged.
- The range of a gun or missile is the maximum distance it can be fired over and still hit its target. The actual distance that the missile can travel will sometimes be greater than its range, but in these cases accuracy is not guaranteed if the target is out of range. See ballistic missile for four types defined in terms of range.
- In mathematics there are several meanings:
- The range of a function is the set of all output values of the function. This is distinct from the codomain of the function, which is the set of all possible output values of the function.
- The numerical range, or field of value, of a real or complex matrix A is the set:
- The range in statistics is the difference between the highest and lowest value, leading to the concept of the interquartile range.
- Range in telecommunications is the maximum distance by which communication is still possible, i.e. any degradation of signal quality is still at an acceptable level. Some short-range standards are bluetooth and IrDA.
- Range in computer programming describes the maximum and minimum values that can be stored in a variable, or the maximum number of values that can be stored in an array. For example, the range of an integer variable might be any whole number from -32,768 to +32,767.
- The range of an species in biology is the geographical area within which that species can be found. Sometimes a distinction is made between natural range and the places to which the species has been introduced by more or less deliberate human agency.
- A range or stove in American English is a type of major appliance, consisting of several (usually four) gas burners or electric heating elements. It is typically seen on top of an oven. In British English, this is called a hob or cooker and the word range is reserved for an exceptionally large oven and hob combination (typically with six or more heating elements and more than one oven).
- A range in agriculture is arid land where cattle are permitted to roam and feed on whatever vegetation might be present.
- A mountain range in geography refers to a group of mountains bordered by lowlands.
- The range of a musical instrument is the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch it can play whilst the range of a musical part is the distance between its lowest and highest note. The duration range is the difference between the shortest and longest rhythm used. The dynamic range is the difference between the quietest and loudest volume of an instrument, part or piece of music. See also vocal range.
