Rand 198623 214039943 2008-05-21T21:32:20Z 190.154.162.130 '''Rand''' may refer to a number of places, people, organizations, and acronyms: {{TOCright}} ==Places== * [[Rand, New South Wales]], a small town in Australia * [[Rand, Lincolnshire]], a small village in Lincolnshire, England * [[Rand, Colorado]], a small unincorporated community in Jackson County, Colorado, U.S. * [[Rand Mining District]], an area in Kern County, California, containing, ''inter alia'', the town of [[Randsburg, California]] * The ''[[Witwatersrand]]'', a ridge that runs through Gauteng, South Africa, which includes the [[East Rand]] and [[West Rand]] ==People== * [[Ayn Rand]], American writer and philosopher * [[Austin L. Rand]], Canadian zoologist * [[Ivan Rand]], Supreme Court of Canada justice who introduced the Rand formula * [[James Rand, Jr.]], American industrialist and president of Remington Rand * [[Mary Rand]], British athlete and Olympic champion * [[Paul Rand]], American graphic designer * [[Rose Rand]], Logician and Philosopher, member of the Vienna Circle * [[Sally Rand]], actor and dancer * [[Shuli Rand]] and Michal Batsheva Rand, husband and wife, Israeli actors * William H. Rand, founder of [[Rand McNally]] ===Fictional characters=== * [[Rand al'Thor]], the main character in Robert Jordan's ''The Wheel of Time'' fantasy fiction series * [[Rand (Robotech)]], a character from the fictional Third Robotech War * [[Atton Rand]], a character from ''Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II'' * [[Janice Rand]], a character in the ''Star Trek'' universe * [[Iron Fist (comics)]] (Daniel Rand), a Marvel Comics character ==Companies and organizations== * The [[RAND]] Corporation, an American think tank * The [[Ayn Rand Institute]], an American think tank * [[Remington Rand]], an American computer firm and general manufacturer * [[Sperry Rand]], an American equipment and electronics company * [[Ingersoll-Rand]], a diversified American industrial firm * [[Rand McNally]], an American map publisher and printer ==Abbreviation or acronym== * In computer science, any of a number of [[pseudorandom number generator]] functions * [[Reasonable and Non Discriminatory Licensing]], a type of licensing used during a standardisation process ==Other uses== * [[South African rand]], the national currency of South Africa (abbreviation: R, ISO-4217-Code: ZAR), the Rand is also wdely accepted as currency in Namibia * [[Rand index]], a technique for measuring the similarity between two data clusters * [[Rand formula]], a formula in Canadian labor law ==See also== * [[James Randi]], American stage magician and skeptic * [[Krugerrand]], a South African gold coin * [[Randlord]], a term used to denote the entrepreneurs who controlled the diamond and gold mining industries in South Africa in its pioneer phase {{disambig}} [[af:Rand]] [[de:Rand]] [[es:Rand]] [[fr:Rand]] [[he:ראנד (פירושונים)]] [[lt:Randas]] [[nl:Rand]] [[pl:Rand]] [[ru:Ранд]] [[sv:Rand]] [[vo:Rand]]