Physics: The maximum distance a projectile travels.
Math.: The → set of values that actually comes out of a
→ function. The range is a → subset
of the → codomain.
Statistics: The interval between the largest and smallest values in a
statistical distribution.
Etymology (EN): M.E., from O.Fr. range “range, rank,” from rangier “to place in a row,
arrange,” from reng “row, line.”
Etymology (PE): 1) Bord past stem of bordan “to carry, transport”
(Mid.Pers. burdan,
O.Pers./Av. bar- “to bear, carry,” barəθre “to bear
(infinitive),” Skt. bharati “he carries,” Gk. pherein,
L. fero “to carry;” PIE base *bher- “to carry”).
2) Gostaré, from gostar, gostardan
“to expand; to spread; to diffuse” (Mid.Pers.
wistardan “to extend; to spread;” Proto-Iranian *ui.star-;
Av. vi- “apart, away from, out” (O.Pers. viy- “apart, away;” cf. Skt. vi-
“apart, asunder, away, out;” L. vitare “to avoid, turn aside”) +
Av. star- “to spread,” starati
“spreads;” cf. Skt. star- “to spread out, extend, strew,”
strnati “spreads;” Gk. stornumi “I spread out,” strotos
“spread, laid out;” L. sternere “to spread;” Ger.
Strahlung “radiation,” from strahlen “to radiate,” from Strahl
“ray;” from M.H.G. strāle; from O.H.G. strāla “arrow,”
stripe; PIE base *ster- “to spread”).
