Range may refer to:

Geography

* Range (geographic), a chain of hills or mountains; a somewhat linear, complex mountainous or hilly area (cordillera, sierra) ** Mountain range, a group of mountains bordered by lowlands * Range, a term used to identify a

survey township A survey township, sometimes called a Congressional township or just township, as used by the United States Public Land Survey System, is a nominally-square area of land that is nominally six U.S. survey miles (about 9.66 km) on a side. E ...

in the US * Rangeland, deserts, grasslands, shrublands, wetlands, and woodlands that are grazed by domestic livestock or wild animals

Mathematics

* Range of a function, a set containing the output values produced by a function *

Range (statistics) In statistics, the range of a set of data is the difference between the largest and smallest values, the result of subtracting the sample maximum and minimum. It is expressed in the same units as the data. In descriptive statistics, range is ...

, the difference between the highest and the lowest values in a set *

Interval (mathematics) In mathematics, a (real) interval is a set of real numbers that contains all real numbers lying between any two numbers of the set. For example, the set of numbers satisfying is an interval which contains , , and all numbers in between. Othe ...

, also called ''range'', a set of real numbers that includes all numbers between any two numbers in the set * Column space, 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 instanc ...

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

Music

Range (music) In music, the range, or chromatic range, of a musical instrument is the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch it can play. For a singing voice, the equivalent is vocal range. The range of a musical part is the distance between its lowes ...

, the distance from the lowest to the highest pitch musical instruments can play * Vocal range, 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 (1948–2018), Attorney General of Germany * Heidi Range (born 1983), British singer and songwriter *

M. Athalie Range M. Athalie Range (born ''Mary Athalie Wilkinson''; November 7, 1915 in Key West, Florida – November 14, 2006 in Miami, Florida) was a Bahamian American civil rights activist and politician who was the first African-American to serve on the Miam ...

(1915–2006), American civil rights activist and politician *

Rosslyn Range Rosslyn Range (born November 29, 1933) is a male former long jumper from the United States, who competed in the 1950s. Range set his personal best in the men's long jump event (8.03 metres) on March 14, 1955, at the 1955 Pan American Games The 1 ...

(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 disc ...

, an unincorporated community *

Range, Wisconsin Range is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Apple River and Beaver, Polk County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-mo ...

, an unincorporated community

Science

* Range (biology), 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 maximal total range is the maximum distance an aircraft can fly between takeoff and landing. Powered aircraft range is limited by the aviation fuel energy storage capacity (chemical or electrical) considering both weight and volume limits. Un ...

, 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 gi ...

, the set of allowed values for a variable * Range, any kitchen stove with multiple burners, especially in the United States *

All-electric range All-electric range (AER) is the maximum driving range of an electric vehicle using only power from its on-board battery pack to traverse a given driving cycle. In the case of an all-electric vehicle, it means the maximum range per recharge. For ...

, the driving range of a vehicle using only power from its electric battery pack * Range of a projectile, the potential distance a projectile can be hurled by a firearm or cannon * Slant range, 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 (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 A projectile is an object that is propelled by the application of an external force and then moves freely under the influence of gravity and air resistance. Although any objects in motion through space are projectiles, they are commonly found in ...

testing ** Bombing range, a military test and training facility used by combat aircraft to practise attacking ground targets. ** Driving range, an area where golfers can practice their swing **

Shooting range A shooting range, firing range, gun range or shooting ground is a specialized facility, sports venue, venue or playing field, field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice or shooting sport, competitions. So ...

, a controlled environment where ranged weapons are discharged at targets * Range anxiety, 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, also known as a rocket test range * '' Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World'', 2019 book by David Epstein