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The range of a vehicle is the distance it may cover without having to be refueled or recharged.

The range of a gun or missile is how far it can reach. This is very important because it is quite favorable to be able to hit the enemy while it can not hit you.

The range in telecommunications means distance too. Some short-range standards are bluetooth and IrDA.

In mathematics, one can find:

  • The range of a mathematical function is the set of all possible output value of the function. Sometimes the range of a function is defined as the codomain of the function, but this definition is not accepted by most mathematicians.
  • The numerical range, or field of value, of a real or complex matrix A is the set: {x*Ax : x is a unit vector}.

A range is a type of major appliance, consisting of several (usually four) gas burners or electric heating elements. It is typically seen on top of an oven.