Position often refers to: *

Position (geometry) In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents the position of a point ''P'' in space in relation to an arbitrary reference origin ''O''. Usually denoted x, r, or s ...

, the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity * Position, a

job Work or labor (or labour in British English) is intentional activity people perform to support the needs and wants of themselves, others, or a wider community. In the context of economics, work can be viewed as the human activity that contr ...

or occupation Position may also refer to:

Games and recreation

Position (poker) Position in poker refers to the order in which players are seated around the table and the related poker strategy implications. Players who act first are in "early position"; players who act later are in "late position"; players who act in between a ...

, location relative to the dealer *

Position (team sports) Position in team sports is the joint arrangement of a team on its field of play during a game and to the standardized place of any individual player in that arrangement. Much instruction, strategy, and reporting is organized by a set of individua ...

, a player role within a team

Human body

Human position Human positions refer to the different physical configurations that the human body can take. There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning. *''Position'' is a gen ...

, the spatial relation of the human body to itself and the environment **

Position (obstetrics) In obstetrics, position is the orientation of the fetus in the womb, identified by the location of the presenting part of the fetus relative to the pelvis of the mother. Conventionally, it is the position assumed by the fetus before the process of ...

, the orientation of a baby prior to birth **

Positions of the feet in ballet The positions of the feet in ballet is a fundamental part of classical ballet technique that defines standard placements of feet on the floor. There are five basic positions in modern-day classical ballet, known as the first through fifth position ...

** Position (music), the location of the hand on a musical instrument **

Proprioception Proprioception ( ), also referred to as kinaesthesia (or kinesthesia), is the sense of self-movement, force, and body position. It is sometimes described as the "sixth sense". Proprioception is mediated by proprioceptors, mechanosensory neurons ...

, the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body **

Asana (yoga) An asana is a body posture, originally and still a general term for a sitting meditation pose,Verse 46, chapter II, "Patanjali Yoga sutras" by Swami Prabhavananda, published by the Sri Ramakrishna Math p. 111 and later extended in hatha yoga ...

, the location and posture of the body while practicing yoga **

Sex position A sex position is a position of the body that people use for sexual intercourse or other sexual activities. Sexual acts are generally described by the positions the participants adopt in order to perform those acts. Though sexual intercourse ge ...

, the arrangement of bodies during sexual intercourse

Humanities, law, economics and politics

* Philosophical theory, a belief or set of beliefs about questions in philosophy *

Position (finance) In finance, a position is the amount of a particular security, commodity or currency held or owned by a person or entity. In financial trading, a position in a futures contract does not reflect ownership but rather a binding commitment to buy ...

, commitments in a financial marketplace *

Social position Social position is the position of an individual in a given society and culture. A given position (for example, the occupation of ''priest'') may belong to many individuals. Definition Stanley Wasserman and Katherine Faust Stanley cautioned th ...

, the position of an individual in a society and culture *

Political position A political spectrum is a system to characterize and classify different political positions in relation to one another. These positions sit upon one or more geometric axes that represent independent political dimensions. The expressions politi ...

within a political spectrum

Science and mathematics

Position (vector) In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents the position of a point ''P'' in space in relation to an arbitrary reference origin ''O''. Usually denoted x, r, or s ...

, a mathematical identification of relative location * Position in

positional notation Positional notation (or place-value notation, or positional numeral system) usually denotes the extension to any base of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system (or decimal system). More generally, a positional system is a numeral system in which the ...

of mathematical operations

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The Position ''The Position: A Novel'' is a 2005 novel by Meg Wolitzer. Summary It tells the story of a book titled ''Pleasuring: One Couple's Journey to Fulfillment'' and the effects it has on a family. The fictional book is a sex manual, much like ''The ...

'', a novel by Meg Wolitzer * ''Positions'' (book), a book by Jacques Derrida * ''Positions'' (album), a 2020 album by Ariana Grande ** "Positions" (song), the album's title track * ''

The Positions ''The Positions'' is the debut studio album by Australian alternative rock band Gang of Youths, released on 17 April 2015. The album debuted at number five on the ARIA Albums Chart and was preceded by three singles including "Magnolia", which h ...

'', 2015 album by Gang of Youths

Games and recreation

Human body

Humanities, law, economics and politics

Science and mathematics

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