Position often refers to:
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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 or occupation
Position may also refer to:
Games and recreation
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Position (poker), location relative to the dealer
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Position (team sports), a player role within a team
Human body
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Human position, the spatial relation of the human body to itself and the environment
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Position (obstetrics), the orientation of a baby prior to birth
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Positions of the feet in ballet
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Position (music)
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On a string instrument, position is the relative location of the hand on the instrument's neck, indicated by ordinal numbers (e.g., 3rd). Fingering, independent of position, is indicated by numbers, 1-4. Different positions on the sa ...
, the location of the hand on a musical instrument
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Proprioception, the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body
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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
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Sex position, the arrangement of bodies during sexual intercourse
Humanities, law, economics and politics
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Philosophical theory
A philosophical theory or philosophical position''Dictionary of Theories'', Jennifer Bothamley is a view that attempts to explain or account for a particular problem in philosophy. The use of the term "theory" is a statement of colloquial English ...
, a belief or set of beliefs about questions in philosophy
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Position (finance), commitments in a financial marketplace
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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
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Political position within a political spectrum
Science and mathematics
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Position (vector), 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
Other uses
* ''
The Position'', a novel by Meg Wolitzer
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''Positions'' (book), a book by Jacques Derrida
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''Positions'' (album), a 2020 album by Ariana Grande
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"Positions" (song), the album's title track
* ''
The Positions'', 2015 album by Gang of Youths
See also
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Location (disambiguation)
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Positioning (disambiguation) Positioning may refer to:
* Positioning (marketing), creating an identity in the minds of a target market
* Positioning theory, a theory in social psychology
* Positioning (critical literacy), reader context
* Positioning (telecommunications), a t ...
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