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 a Point (geometry), point ''P'' in space. Its length represents the distance in relation to an arbitrary reference o ...
, 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)
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 o ...
, the orientation of a baby prior to birth
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Positions of the feet in ballet
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Position (music), the location of the hand on a musical instrument
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Proprioception
Proprioception ( ) is the sense of self-movement, force, and body position.
Proprioception is mediated by proprioceptors, a type of sensory receptor, located within muscles, tendons, and joints. Most animals possess multiple subtypes of propri ...
, the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body
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Asana (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 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, 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 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)
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