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
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
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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
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
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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
Other uses
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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
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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
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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
See also
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Location (disambiguation)
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Positioning (disambiguation)
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