Range

From Fresh Dictionary

See also rangé

Contents 1 English 1.1 Noun 1.1.1 Antonyms 1.1.2 Translations 1.2 Intransitive verb 1.3 Related terms

English

Noun

range (plural: ranges)

1. Line or series of mountains.
2. Large fuel-burning stove.
3. Selection, array. Eg: A range of cars.
4. Area used for shooting, artillary, etc.
5. (mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
6. The distance to a target, or to the subject of discussion.

   We could see the ship at a range of five miles.

Antonyms

• domain (5)

Translations

Spanish: gama f.

Swedish: bergskedja c (1), urval n (3), skjutbana c (4), värdemängd c (5) Telugu: పంక్తి (paMkti), వరుస (varusa), శ్రేణి (SreaNi)

Intransitive verb

to range (third-person singular simple present ranges, present participle ranging, simple past ranged, past participle ranged)

1. (followed by over) To travel over (an area, etc) with a particular purpose.
2. (mathematics, computing; followed by over) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.

   The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10.

Related terms

• firing range
• shooting gallery
• ovenet:range

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