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The zone in which a voice sings, i.e., soprano range, mezzo soprano range, tenor range, etc.
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The lowest to highest notes an individual voice can produce, or the lowest to highest notes a particular score requires of a singer.
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The natural distribution of a species, including migratory pathways and seasonal haunts.
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Nominal operating limits, specified by the lowest calibration point to the highest calibration point.
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[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 energy and on the materi...
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[aircraft] The maximal total range is the distance an aircraft can fly between takeoff and landing, as limited by fuel capacity in powered aircraft, or cross-country speed and environmental conditions in unpowered aircraft. Ferry range means the maximum range the aircraft can fly. This usual...
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[biology] In biology, the range or distribution of a species is the geographical area within which that species can be found. Within that range, dispersion is variation in local density. The term is often qualified: There are at least five types of distribution patterns: ...
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A fixed distance between two points, such as between a starting and an ending waypoint or a satellite and a GPS reciever.
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The high and low prices, or high and low bids and offers recorded during a specified time.
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Geographical area in which an animal can be found.
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Is the difference between the high and the low for a time series for a stated period. For example, it can refer to the daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or lifetime range in prices, interest rates or other economic indicator.
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Of a plant pathogen: The geographical region or regions in which it is known to occur.
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The range of a sample (or a data set) is a measure of the spread or the dispersion of the observations. It is the difference between the largest and the smallest observed value of some quantitative characteristic and is very easy to calculate
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A large area of natural pasture land, or in statistics the range of a set of n measurements x1, x2, x3, ..., xn is the difference between the largest and smallest measurement. Of a pest, the geographical region or regions in which it is known to occur.
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[Noun] A number of scores on a scale which go from the highest to the lowest point. Or it can mean a series of things.
Example: The average weight range is between 60 and 70 kilograms. The shop stocked a large range of cookery books.
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Distance between the lowest and highest tones of a melody, an instrument or a voice.
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The maximum and minimum allowable full-scale signal (input or output).
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In a radio frequency system, range is defined as the maximum allowable distance between the antenna and the tag.
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The difference between the highest and lowest prices recorded during a given trading session, week, month, year etc.
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The difference between the highest and lowest price of a future recorded during a given trading session.
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[n] - the limits of the values a function can take 2. [n] - a series of hills or mountains 3. [n] - a large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze 4. [n] - the limits within which something can be effective 5. [n] - a variety of different things or activities 6...
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The difference between the maximum and minimum values in a sample or population.
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Block of buildings.
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The range of a variable means either the set of allowable values; or the set of values actually occurring, observed, or calculated.
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A measure of spread in statistics; the difference between the greatest and the least in a set of numerical data.
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