What Is a Range?

The term range can have different meanings depending on the context. Here are some common definitions:

1. In Mathematics and Statistics

• Range refers to the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set.
• For example, if you have the numbers 3, 7, 10, and 15, the range is 15 - 3 = 12.
• It gives a measure of how spread out the values are.

2. In Functions (Mathematics)

• The range of a function is the set of all possible output values (y-values) it can produce.
• For example, if f(x)=x2f(x)=x^2f(x)=x2, the range is all real numbers greater than or equal to 0, since squares are never negative.

3. In Geography

• A range can mean a series of mountains or hills connected in a line, such as the Rocky Mountains range.

4. In Everyday Language

• Range can refer to the scope or extent of something, like a range of products, meaning a variety of different items.

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