Range

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

Mathematics

• Range of a function the range is the middle number

Music

• Range (music), 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 (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 (born 1933), American long jumper

Places

• Range, Alabama, an unincorporated community
• Range, Ohio, an unincorporated community
• Range, Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Range Township, Madison County, Ohio

Science

• Range (biology), the geographical area where a species can be found
• Range (particle radiation), the distance a charged particle travels before stopping

Technology

• Range (aeronautics), the distance an aircraft can fly
• Range (computer programming), the set of allowed values for a variable
• Range, any kitchen stove 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, 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, 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)
• An open stretch of land used for projectile 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 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

See also

• Rangefinder
• Ranger (disambiguation)
• The Range (disambiguation)