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noun / verb

range

RAYNJ/reɪndʒ/

The extent of available values between limits.

The colored pencils show a range of lengths, from short to long.

A row of colored pencils progresses from very short to very long, clear limits and variation.
Etymology
rangeOld Frenchrow, line, rank

Old French reng meant a row or line, and English range first described rows of people. The meaning broadened from a physical line to scope or extent.

In context

Town Meeting TV22:57
somewhere in the six to nine percent range and would end up with somewhere between 280 and 330 electoral votes
Education and Enrichment for Everyone: The Election of 2020

More examples

  • Ticket prices range from ten to fifty dollars.
  • The store offers a wide range of sizes.
  • Most readings fall within the normal range.

Forms

range · ranges · ranged · ranging

Similar words

span
Emphasizes the distance between endpoints rather than available choices.
variety
Emphasizes different kinds rather than the limits of values.