Place 586851 225209654 2008-07-12T13:54:54Z HenryLi 149793 {{wiktpar|place|placing}} 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 {{disambig}} [[Category:Geography]] [[Category:Geography terminology]] [[zh-yue:地方]] [[de:Place]] [[fr:Place]]