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A '''place''' is a [[location (geography)|location]] in [[space]].
'''Place''' may refer to:
*[[Place (mathematics)]], an equivalence relation defined on absolute values of an integral domain or field
*[[Place (United States Census Bureau)]], defined as any concentration of population
**[[Census-designated place]], a populated area lacking its own municipal government
**[[Incorporated place]], a populated area with its own municipal government
*[[Place setting]], a table setting for a single diner
*[[Place identity]], a group of ideas concerning significance and meanings that particular places have for their inhabitants and users
*[[Petri net|Place/transition net]], a mathematical representation of discrete distributed systems
*[[Place value]], the specific position occupied by each digit in a numeral
*[[Sense of place]], a phenomenon in which people strongly identify with a particular geographical area or location
* [[Glossary of bets offered by UK bookmakers#Place|Place]], a type of bet
'''Place''' may also be:
*Unity of place, one of the three [[classical unities]] for drama derived from Aristotle's ''Poetics''
*[[Locus]], the Latin word for "place"
*An individual's place in society, or [[social position]]
*A [[street name#street type designations|street type designation]] for a cul-de-sac
*Part of the name of a [[public space]] such as a [[town square]], [[plaza]] or [[piazza]]
*In the United Kingdom, as a [[gazetteer]] entry for a location which does not have an official status such as [[town]] or [[parish]] but is nonetheless identifiable
'''Persons with the surname of Place:'''
* [[Etta Place]]
* [[Francis Place]]
* [[Basil Charles Godfrey Place]] (1921–1994), a British naval officer
* [[Martha M. Place]] (1855?–1899), an American murderer
* [[Mary Kay Place]]
* [[Robert M. Place]]
* [[Ullin Place]], a philosopher
'''Other'''
* ''[[Melrose Place]]'', a television series
* ''[[Peyton Place]]'', a novel, film and television series
* [[Place House]], a historic building in Fowey, Cornwall
*A common misspelling of [[Plaice]], a type of fish
==See also==
* {{lookfrom|place}}
* {{lookfrom|placing}}
* [[Placement]] (disambiguation)
* [[Set (disambiguation)]]
* [[Placé]], a commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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