IN MATH: 1. n. the set of all possible values, the y-values, in a function, relation, set of ordered pairs, or graph; "how far the y can go." EX. The range of the square root function is all non-negative numbers or the set of y such that . 2. n. in descriptive statistics, the difference between the highest and lowest pieces of data.

IN ENGLISH: 1. n. a flat open cooking surface. EX. Put the teapot on the range. 2. v. to wander or to wander within certain bounds. 3. n. the distance or area over which wandering is possible. 4. n. a set of connected mountains.

APPLICATION: See list 90 and 300.

This is a page from the dictionary MATH SPOKEN HERE!, published in 1995 by MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS, inc., ISBN: 0-9623593-5-1.   You are hereby granted permission to make ONE printed copy of this page and its picture(s) for your PERSONAL and not-for-profit use.

© 2005, Agnes Azzolino www.mathnstuff.com/math/spoken/here/1words/r/r7.htm