Range may refer to:

Geography

Range (geographic) A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

, a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra) **

Mountain range A mountain range or hill range is a series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground. A mountain system or mountain belt is a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arise ...

, a group of mountains bordered by lowlands * Range, a term used to identify a survey township in the US *

Rangeland Rangelands are grasslands, shrublands, woodlands, wetlands, and deserts that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals. Types of rangelands include tallgrass and shortgrass prairies, desert grasslands and shrublands, woodlands, sava ...

, deserts, grasslands, shrublands, wetlands, and woodlands that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals

Mathematics

Range of a function In mathematics, the range of a function may refer to either of two closely related concepts: * The codomain of the function * The image of the function Given two sets and , a binary relation between and is a (total) function (from to ) if ...

, a set containing the output values produced by a function * Range (statistics), the difference between the highest and the lowest values in a set * Interval (mathematics), also called ''range'', a set of real numbers that includes all numbers between any two numbers in the set *

Column space In linear algebra, the column space (also called the range or image) of a matrix ''A'' is the span (set of all possible linear combinations) of its column vectors. The column space of a matrix is the image or range of the corresponding mat ...

, also called the ''range'' of a matrix, is the set of all possible linear combinations of the column vectors of the matrix *

Projective range In mathematics, a projective range is a set of points in projective geometry considered in a unified fashion. A projective range may be a projective line or a conic. A projective range is the dual of a pencil of lines on a given point. For instan ...

, a line or a conic in projective geometry * Range of a quantifier, in logic

Music

* Range (music), the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch musical instruments can play *

Vocal range Vocal range is the range of pitches that a human voice can phonate. A common application is within the context of singing, where it is used as a defining characteristic for classifying singing voices into voice types. It is also a topic of st ...

, the breadth of pitches that a human voice can phonate

People

Erik Range Erik Range, also called Gronkh (born 10 April 1977 in Braunschweig, Germany), is a German YouTube personality, computer games developer, computer and video game journalist, musician and entrepreneur. Range marketed games through the company P ...

(born 1977), German computer games developer, journalist and YouTube personality *

Harald Range Harald Range (16 February 1948 – 2 May 2018) was a German jurist and was Attorney General of Germany. Early life and career After completing his studies at the University of Göttingen Range began his career with the judiciary of Lower Saxon ...

(1948–2018), Attorney General of Germany *

Heidi Range Heidi India Partakis ( Range; born 23 May 1983) is an English singer, best known as a former member of the girl group Sugababes. She was an original member of girl group Atomic Kitten, although she left the group before they released any mater ...

(born 1983), British singer and songwriter * M. Athalie Range (1915–2006), American civil rights activist and politician * Rosslyn Range (born 1933), American long jumper

Places

Range, Alabama Range is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. Range is located along Alabama State Route 41, south of Repton. Range has a post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail s ...

, an unincorporated community *

Range, Ohio Range is an unincorporated community in Range Township, Madison County, Ohio, United States. It is located at , along Ohio State Route 323 between Chenoweth and Midway. The Range Post office was established on September 2, 1872, but was dis ...

, an unincorporated community * Range, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community

Science

Range (biology) Species distribution —or species dispersion — is the manner in which a biological taxon is spatially arranged. The geographic limits of a particular taxon's distribution is its range, often represented as shaded areas on a map. Patterns of ...

, the geographical area where a species can be found *

Range (particle radiation) In passing through matter, charged particles ionize and thus lose energy in many steps, until their energy is (almost) zero. The distance to this point is called the range of the particle. The range depends on the type of particle, on its initial e ...

, the distance a charged particle travels before stopping

Technology

* Range (aeronautics), the distance an aircraft can fly *

Range (computer programming) In computer science, the term range may refer to one of three things: # The possible values that may be stored in a variable. # The upper and lower bounds of an array. # An alternative to iterator. Range of a variable The range of a variable is g ...

, the set of allowed values for a variable * Range, any

kitchen stove A kitchen stove, often called simply a stove or a cooker, is a kitchen appliance designed for the purpose of cooking food. Kitchen stoves rely on the application of direct heat for the cooking process and may also contain an oven, used for ba ...

with multiple burners, especially in the United States * All-electric range, the driving range of a vehicle using only power from its electric battery pack *

Range of a projectile In physics, a projectile launched with specific initial conditions will have a range. It may be more predictable assuming a flat Earth with a uniform gravity field, and no air resistance. The following applies for ranges which are small comp ...

, the potential distance a projectile can be hurled by a firearm or cannon *

Slant range In radio electronics, especially radar terminology, slant range or slant distance is the distance along the relative direction between two points. If the two points are at the same level (relative to a specific datum), the slant distance equals t ...

, distance between two objects on different levels

Other uses

* Range, in

navigational transit Piloting or pilotage is the process of navigating on water or in the air using fixed points of reference on the sea or on land, usually with reference to a nautical chart or aeronautical chart to obtain a fix of the position of the vessel or air ...

, is a pair of navigational beacons whose line indicates a channel; if lighted, they are called ** Range lights (in the US), or

leading lights Leading lights (also known as range lights in the United States) are a pair of light beacons used in navigation to indicate a safe passage for vessels entering a shallow or dangerous channel; they may also be used for position fixing. At nigh ...

(in the UK) * Range, a term used by architectural historians to describe a long building or row of buildings, e.g., in a monastery * An open stretch of land used for projectile testing **

Bombing range A bombing range usually refers to a remote military aerial bombing and gunnery training range used by combat aircraft to attack ground targets (air-to-ground bombing), or a remote area reserved for researching, developing, testing and evaluati ...

, a military test and training facility used by combat aircraft to practise attacking ground targets. **

Driving range A driving range is a facility or area where golfers can practice their golf swing. It can also be a recreational activity itself for amateur golfers or when enough time for a full game is not available. Many golf courses have a driving range att ...

, an area where golfers can practice their swing ** Shooting range, a controlled environment where ranged weapons are discharged at targets *

Range anxiety Range anxiety is the driver's fear that a vehicle has insufficient energy storage (fuel and/or battery capacity) to cover the road distance needed to reach its intended destination, and would thus strand the vehicle's occupants mid-way. The term, ...

, the fear that a vehicle has insufficient range to reach its destination and would thus strand the vehicle's occupants * Range factor (commonly abbreviated RF), a baseball statistic *

Rocket engine test facility A rocket engine test facility is a location where rocket engines may be tested on the ground, under controlled conditions. A ground test program is generally required before the engine is certified for flight. Ground testing is very inexpensive i ...

, also known as a rocket test range * '' Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'', 2019 book by David Epstein