Range

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1 English 1.1 Noun 1.2 Intransitive verb 1.3 Related terms

English

Noun

range (plural ranges)

1. Line or series of mountains.
2. Large fuel-burning stove.
3. Selection, array. Eg: A range of cars.
4. Area used for shooting, artillary, etc.

Intransitive verb

to range (ranged, ranging)

1. (followed by over) To travel over (an area, etc) with a particular purpose.
2. (mathematics, computing; followed by over) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.

   The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10.

Related terms

• firing range
• shooting gallery
• oven