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 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 ari ...

, 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 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, 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 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 inst ...

, 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 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 (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 (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 The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North ...

(born 1933), American long jumper

Places

* Range, Alabama, 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), 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. ...

, 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 ...

, 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 a ...

, 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 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 ai ...

, 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 i ...

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, venue or field designed specifically for firearm usage qualifications, training, practice or competitions. Some shooting ranges are operated by military ...

, 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