range


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range
v. determine the range of a target; extend, stretch; vary, fluctuate within certain boundaries
 
n. mountain chain; meadow, pasture; scope, extent; shooting gallery; field, domain; assortment; kitchen stove, cooking stove, kitchen appliance used to cook food; (Music) distance of a musical instrument from the lowest to the highest pitch it can make music

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Range
Range may refer to:

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

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range

Noun
1. an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in the political orbit of a world power"
(synonym) scope, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
(hypernym) extent
(hyponym) approximate range, ballpark
(derivation) straddle
2. the limits within which something can be effective; "range of motion"; "he was beyond the reach of their fire"
(synonym) reach
(hypernym) limit
(hyponym) earshot, earreach, hearing
3. a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze; "they used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring"; "he dreamed of a home on the range"
(hypernym) tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
(hyponym) home range, home territory
4. a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
(synonym) mountain range, range of mountains, chain, mountain chain, chain of mountains
(hypernym) geological formation, formation
(hyponym) Adirondacks, Adirondack Mountains
(part-meronym) massif
5. a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
(hypernym) facility, installation
(hyponym) practice range
6. the limits of the values a function can take; "the range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1"
(hypernym) limit, limit point, point of accumulation
(derivation) run
7. a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"
(hypernym) assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
(hyponym) band
(derivation) run
8. the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
(synonym) compass, reach, grasp
(hypernym) capability, capableness, potentiality
(hyponym) sight, ken
9. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"
(synonym) stove, kitchen stove, kitchen range, cooking stove
(hypernym) kitchen appliance
(hyponym) charcoal burner
(part-meronym) grate, grating

Verb
1. change or be different within limits; "Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion"; "Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent"; "The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals"; "My students range from very bright to dull"
(synonym) run
(hypernym) be
(verb-group) run, lead
2. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
(synonym) roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, drift, vagabond
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) maunder
(verb-group) stray, err, drift
3. have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun; "This gun ranges over two miles"
(hyponym) carry
(derivation) reach
4. range or extend over; occupy a certain area; "The plants straddle the entire state"
(synonym) straddle
(hypernym) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
(hyponym) spread-eagle
(derivation) scope, reach, orbit, compass, ambit
5. lay out in a line
(synonym) array, lay out, set out
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(hyponym) compart
6. feed as in a meadow or pasture; "the herd was grazing"
(synonym) crop, browse, graze, pasture
(hypernym) feed, eat
7. let eat; "range the animals in the prairie"
(hypernym) feed, give
(verb-group) crop, browse, graze, pasture
8. assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
(synonym) rate, rank, order, grade, place
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) superordinate


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Range (die)
nf. hellion, troublemaker; hoyden, wild girl, rowdy girl, impudent girl, saucy girl
 
Rang (der)
nm. gallery, tier, raised balcony-like area; rank, grade, level, classification, position, standing, status
 
ringen
v. fight, wrestle, struggle with, scuffle, contend in a wrestling match

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rangé
adj. tidy, settled; steady, level-headed
 
ranger
v. put in order, tidy up, arrange; array, straighten, sort out; stow, tuck