Interval vs. Range: Difference and Comparison
Edited by Muazma Batool — By Muneeza Rehman — Published on July 21, 2024
Interval denotes a specific segment between two points, often used in mathematics and music; range refers to the extent or scope of values or area.
Difference Between Interval and Range
An interval is defined as the difference between two points, typically numbers on a scale, representing a distinct segment. Whereas, range refers to the entire spread of values from the lowest to the highest, commonly used in statistics to describe data variability.
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In mathematics, an interval can be closed or open, indicating whether endpoints are included or not. On the other hand, range in mathematics always includes its extreme values, highlighting the full scope of data.
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Musical intervals measure the pitch difference between two notes, using terms like "octave" or "fifth" to specify the separation. Conversely, range in music describes the span from the lowest to the highest note a voice or instrument can produce.
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In programming, intervals are often used in the context of time or arrays, specifying durations or slices. Whereas, range functions are typically used to generate a sequence of numbers, useful in loops and array indexing.
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In everyday language, "interval" suggests a pause or break between activities, such as the intermission in a play. In contrast, "range" can refer to a variety of things or distances, like the shooting range or a mountain range.
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Interval vs. Range Comparison Chart
Definition
A segment between two points
The difference between the lowest and highest values
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Usage in Mathematics
Can be closed (includes endpoints) or open (excludes endpoints)
Always includes its extreme values
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Usage in Music
Difference in pitch between two notes
Total span of notes an instrument can produce
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Common Non-Technical Usage
Pause or break between activities
Variety or extent of something
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Interval vs. Range Definitions
◉Interval
A measurement of distance or difference in mathematics or physics.
The interval between each tick mark on a ruler is one centimeter.
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◉Range
The difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset.
The range of temperatures this week was from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
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◉Interval
The pause or intermission between events.
There was a 15-minute interval between the two parts of the concert.
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◉Range
A kitchen appliance for cooking, typically including stove and oven.
She cooked the meal on an old gas range.
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◉Interval
A set containing all real numbers between two endpoints.
The interval between 1 and 5 includes all numbers greater than 1 and less than 5.
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◉Range
The maximum distance a vehicle or weapon can travel or cover.
The missile has a range of 300 kilometers.
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◉Interval
A space between objects, points, or units, especially when making uniform amounts of separation
We set up hurdles at intervals of 15 yards around the track.
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◉Range
A number or grouping of things in the same category or within specified limits
Offers a range of financial services.
Jobs at different pay ranges.
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◉Interval
An amount of time between events, especially of uniform duration separating events in a series
We ran laps at 30-second intervals.
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◉Range
An amount or extent of variation
A wide price range.
The range of genetic diversity.
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◉Interval
A segment of an athletic workout in which an athlete runs, swims, or does other exercise over a series of predetermined distances at regular time increments with intermittent rests.
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◉Range
(Music) The gamut of tones that a voice or instrument is capable of producing. Also called compass.
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◉Interval
A set of numbers consisting of all the numbers between a pair of given numbers along with either, both, or none of the endpoints.
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◉Range
Extent of perception, knowledge, experience, or ability
Calculus is simply out of my range.
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◉Range
The area or sphere in which an activity takes place
Beyond the range of the court's jurisdiction.
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◉Range
The maximum extent or distance limiting operation, action, or effectiveness, as of a sound, radio signal, instrument, firearm, or aircraft
The limited range of the telescope.
Out of range of their guns.
Within hearing range.
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◉Range
The maximum distance that can be covered by a vehicle with a specified payload before its fuel supply is exhausted.
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◉Interval
(Music) The difference, usually expressed in the number of steps, between two pitches.
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◉Range
A testing area at which rockets and missiles are launched and tracked.
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◉Interval
(music) The difference (a ratio or logarithmic measure) in pitch between two notes, often referring to those two pitches themselves (otherwise known as a dyad).
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◉Interval
(mathematics) A connected section of the real line which may be empty or have a length of zero.
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◉Range
The geographic region in which a plant, animal, or other organism normally lives or grows.
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◉Range
The opportunity or freedom to wander or explore
We had free range of the campus.
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◉Interval
(sports) half time, a scheduled intermission between the periods of play
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◉Interval
(cricket) Either of the two breaks, at lunch and tea, between the three sessions of a day's play
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◉Range
(Statistics) The difference or interval between the smallest and largest values in a frequency distribution or a set of data.
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◉Interval
A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or hills.
'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left,A dreadful interval.
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◉Range
A group or series of things extending in a line or row, especially a row or chain of mountains.
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◉Interval
Space of time between any two points or events; as, the interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and the accession of Charles II.
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◉Interval
A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.
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◉Range
A north-south strip of townships, each six miles square, numbered east and west from a specified meridian in a US public land survey.
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◉Range
A stove with spaces for cooking a number of things at the same time.
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◉Interval
A set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints
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◉Range
To cover or have application to a number of things
Their conversation ranged over the major issues of the day. Her responsibilities range across all aspects of the negotiations.
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◉Range
To move through, along, or around in an area or region
Raiders ranged up and down the coast.
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◉Interval
In music, the difference in pitch between two notes.
A perfect fifth is a common musical interval.
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◉Interval
The elapsed time between two events.
The interval between the lightning and thunder can tell us how far away the storm is.
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◉Range
To look over something or around an area or place
The teacher's eyes ranged over the class.
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◉Range
To live or grow within a particular region
"Some animals and plants range over a large portion of the world, yet retain the same character" (Charles Darwin).
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◉Range
To arrange or dispose in a particular order, especially in rows or lines
"In the front seats of the galleries were ranged the ladies of the court" (Carolly Erickson).
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◉Range
To assign to a particular category; classify
Her works are often ranged under the headings Mystery and Science Fiction.
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◉Range
To move through or along or around in (an area or region)
The scouts ranged the mountain forests. The patrol boat ranged the coast.
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◉Range
To look over or throughout (something)
His eyes ranged the room, looking for the letter.
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◉Range
To turn (livestock) onto an extensive area of open land for grazing.
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◉Range
(Nautical) To uncoil (an anchor cable) on deck so the anchor may descend easily.
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◉Range
A fireplace; a fire or other cooking apparatus; now specifically, a large cooking stove with many hotplates.
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◉Range
The distance from a person or sensor to an object, target, emanation, or event.
We could see the ship at a range of five miles.
One can use the speed of sound to estimate the range of a lightning flash.
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◉Range
The maximum distance or reach of capability (of a weapon, radio, detector, etc.).
This missile's range is 500 kilometres.
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◉Range
The distance a vehicle (e.g., a car, bicycle, lorry, or aircraft) can travel without refueling.
This aircraft's range is 15 000 kilometres.
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◉Range
The extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope.
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◉Range
(mathematics) The set of values (points) which a function can obtain.
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◉Range
(statistics) The length of the smallest interval which contains all the data in a sample; the difference between the largest and smallest observations in the sample.
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◉Range
(ecology) The geographical area or zone where a species is normally naturally found.
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◉Range
(programming) A sequential list of values specified by an iterator.
Calls the given function on each value in the input range.
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◉Range
An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
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◉Range
A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
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◉Range
In the public land system, a row or line of townships lying between two succession meridian lines six miles apart.
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◉Range
The variety of roles that an actor can play in a satisfactory way.
By playing in comedies as well as in dramas he has proved his range as an actor.
By playing in comedies as well as in dramas he has proved his acting range.
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◉Range
To exercise the power of something over something else; to cause to submit to, over.
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◉Range
(transitive) To bring (something) into a specified position or relationship (especially, of opposition) with something else.
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◉Range
(intransitive) Of a variable, to be able to take any of the values in a specified range.
The variable x ranges over all real values from 0 to 10.
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◉Range
(intransitive) To form a line or a row.
The front of a house ranges with the street.
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◉Range
(intransitive) To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
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◉Range
(transitive) To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order.
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◉Range
(transitive) To place among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; usually, reflexively and figuratively, to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
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◉Range
(biology) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region.
The peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
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◉Range
(baseball) Of a player, to travel a significant distance for a defensive play.
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◉Range
To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to rank; as, to range soldiers in line.
Maccabeus ranged his army by bands.
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◉Range
To place (as a single individual) among others in a line, row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; - usually, reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a cause, to join a party, etc.
It would be absurd in me to range myself on the side of the Duke of Bedford and the corresponding society.
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◉Range
To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in genera and species.
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◉Range
To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.
Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake.
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◉Range
To rove at large; to wander without restraint or direction; to roam.
Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he sees.
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◉Range
To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected, especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges three miles; the shot ranged four miles.
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◉Range
To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of arrangement or classification; to rank.
And range with humble livers in content.
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◉Range
To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction; to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; - often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges with the street; to range along the coast.
Which way the forests range.
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◉Range
To be native to, or live in, a certain district or region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.
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◉Range
A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range of buildings; a range of mountains.
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◉Range
An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an order; a class.
The next range of beings above him are the immaterial intelligences.
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◉Range
A kitchen grate.
He was bid at his first coming to take off the range, and let down the cinders.
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◉Range
An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.
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◉Range
A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a ramble; an expedition.
He may take a range all the world over.
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◉Range
That which may be ranged over; place or room for excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle or sheep may wander and pasture.
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◉Range
Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as, the range of one's voice, or authority.
Far as creation's ample range extends.
The range and compass of Hammond's knowledge filled the whole circle of the arts.
A man has not enough range of thought.
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◉Range
The horizontal distance to which a shot or other projectile is carried.
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◉Range
In the public land system of the United States, a row or line of townships lying between two successive meridian lines six miles apart.
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◉Range
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
The range of a supersonic jet
The ambit of municipal legislation
Within the compass of this article
Within the scope of an investigation
Outside the reach of the law
In the political orbit of a world power
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◉Range
The limits within which something can be effective;
Range of motion
He was beyond the reach of their fire
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◉Range
A large tract of grassy open land on which livestock can graze;
They used to drive the cattle across the open range every spring
He dreamed of a home on the range
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◉Range
A series of hills or mountains;
The valley was between two ranges of hills
The plains lay just beyond the mountain range
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◉Range
A place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds;
The army maintains a missile range in the desert
Any good golf club will have a range where you can practice
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◉Range
The limits of the values a function can take;
The range of this function is the interval from 0 to 1
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◉Range
A variety of different things or activities;
He answered a range of questions
He was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection
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◉Range
Change or be different within limits;
Estimates for the losses in the earthquake range as high as $2 billion
Interest rates run from 5 to 10 percent
The instruments ranged from tuba to cymbals
My students range from very bright to dull
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◉Range
Move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
The gypsies roamed the woods
Roving vagabonds
The wandering Jew
The cattle roam across the prairie
The laborers drift from one town to the next
They rolled from town to town
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◉Range
Have a range; be capable of projecting over a certain distance, as of a gun;
This gun ranges over two miles
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◉Range
Range or extend over; occupy a certain area;
The plants straddle the entire state
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◉Range
Assign a rank or rating to;
How would you rank these students?
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
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◉Range
A large area of open land for grazing or shooting practice.
The cattle roamed freely across the wide range.
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◉Range
The scope or extent of one's abilities or a device's capabilities.
The opera singer's vocal range is impressive.
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Interval vs. Range Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between an interval and a range in statistics?
An interval is a specific segment within a dataset, whereas a range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the dataset.
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Can the terms interval and range be used interchangeably in mathematics?
No, interval refers to a specific subset between two values, whereas range refers to the overall spread from lowest to highest value.
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What is an example of an interval in everyday life?
The time between buses arriving at a bus stop can be considered an interval.
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Why is range important in data analysis?
Range gives a quick sense of the spread of data, which is crucial for understanding variability within the data.
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How does the concept of range apply to sports?
In sports, range can refer to the variety of athletic skills a player has or the distance over which an athlete or equipment can effectively operate.
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What does the term "open interval" mean in mathematics?
An open interval in mathematics does not include its end points, represented as (a, b), where values greater than a and less than b are included.
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What is a closed interval?
A closed interval in mathematics includes both its endpoints, denoted as [a, b], where values equal to a and b are part of the interval.
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How is the concept of range used in cooking appliances?
In cooking, a range typically refers to a stove with built-in ovens, indicating the appliance's capability to cook food using various methods and temperatures.
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How do you calculate the range of a set of numbers?
Subtract the smallest number from the largest number in the set.
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How is an interval used in music theory?
In music theory, an interval refers to the pitch difference between two notes, which helps in understanding scales, chords, and harmony.
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What is the significance of an interval in scientific experiments?
In scientific experiments, intervals can represent time between measurements or treatments, crucial for understanding changes and effects over time.
Leo
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Can range be applied to digital technology, and if so, how?
Yes, in digital technology, range can refer to the bandwidth range a device supports or the operational scope of software functions.
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