Look up: rank

1. rank
   In traditional taxonomy, taxa are ranked according to their level of inclusiveness. Thus a genus contains one or more species, a family includes one or more genera, and so on.
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2. rank
   [adj] - very offensive in smell or taste 2. [adj] - very fertile 3. [adj] - growing profusely 4. [n] - relative status 5. [n] - a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another 6. [v] - take precedence or surpass others in rank 7. [v] - take or have a position relative to others
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3. Rank
   The data is sorted into numerical order and each value is given a rank according to its position. This is the basis of most non-parametric tests.
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4. Rank
   The position of a child in the ordering of a group according to test score. In a class of twenty-six pupils, for instance, they can be ranked from one to twenty-six on the basis of a test score.
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5. Rank
   This refers to the value of a card. The rank of the 2 of Spades is 2 while the rank of the Queen of Hearts is Queen. Rank value increases from 2 through 10, followed in order by Jack, Queen, King, and Ace. In High/Low games, the Ace may be used both for its high rank and as the lowest rank card.
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6. Rank
   Grade within the Military structure - see Table 2.29 for equivalents among the Services.
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7. rank
   the term occurs in statistical work in at least three contexts: (a) in the theory of order relations, the rank of a single observation among a set is its ordinal number when the set is ordered according to some criterion such as values of a variate borne by the individuals; (b) in matrix theory the ...
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8. Rank
   Rank (rănk) adjective [ Compar. Ranker (-ẽr); superl. Rankest .] [ Anglo-Saxon ranc strong, proud; confer Dutch rank slender, Danish rank upright, erect, Pr...
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9. Rank
   Rank adverb Rankly; stoutly; violently. [ Obsolete] « That rides so rank and bends his lance so fell.» Fairfax.
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10. Rank
    Rank noun [ Middle English renk , reng , Old French renc , French rang , from Old High German hring a circle, a circular row, German ring . See Ring , and confer Range , nou...
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11. Rank
    Rank transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Ranked (rănkt); present participle & verbal noun Ranking .] 1. To place abreast, or in a line. 2. To range in a par...
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12. Rank
    Rank intransitive verb 1. To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, order, or division. « Let that one article rank with the rest.» Shak. 2. To have a certain grade or degree of e...
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13. rank
    1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds. 'And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, rank and good.' (Gen. Xli. 5) ... 2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. 'Rank nonsense.' . 'I...
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14. rank
    adjective growing profusely; `rank jungle vegetation`
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15. rank
    adjective very fertile; producing profuse growth; `rank earth`
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16. rank
    adjective very offensive in smell or taste; `a rank cigar`
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17. rank
    noun a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another; `the entrance was guarded by ranks of policemen`
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18. rank
    noun relative status; `his salary was determined by his rank and seniority`
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19. Rank
    • (superl.) Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy. • (v. i.) To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular degree, class, order, or division. • (n. & v.) An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a di...
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20. rank
    (from the article `chess`) Chess is played on a board of 64 squares arranged in eight vertical rows called files and eight horizontal rows called ranks. These squares alternate ...
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21. rank
    (from the article `organ`) ...pipes to produce the tone, a device to supply wind under pressure, and a mechanism connected to the keys for admitting wind to the pipes. The most ...
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22. rank
    (from the article `coal utilization`) The formation of coal from a variety of plant materials via biochemical and geochemical processes is called coalification. The nature of the ...
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23. Rank
    A shortened term which refers to a 'Rank-Cintel Flying Spot Scanner'. This is a telecine device which transfers a film image into electronic signals which are then recorded on to video tape.
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24. Rank
    The numerical value of a card (as opposed to its suit). Example: 'jack,' 'seven.'
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25. Rank
    Rank is black American slang for insult; put someone down.
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