Rank 59680 219042574 2008-06-13T08:59:55Z 212.44.19.206 {{wiktionary|rank}} '''''Rank''''' is a very broad term with several meanings. As a [[noun]] it is usually related to a relative position or to some kind of ordering (see also [[ranking]]). As an [[adjective]] it is used to mean profuse, conspicuous, absolute, or unpleasant, especially in relation to the sense of smell or taste. ==Specific meanings== *Position within a [[command hierarchy]] requiring [[obedience]]: ** [[Military rank]] ** [[Police rank]] ** [[Fire service|Fire service rank]] <!-- the Fire service article makes no mention of rank! :-( --> ** [[Ranks of nobility and peerage]] ** [[Church rank]], particularly in the Catholic Church ** [[Diplomatic rank]] * [[Taxonomic rank]] - position within a [[taxonomy]]: ** [[Rank (zoology)|Rank in zoological classification]] ** [[Rank (botany)|Rank in botanical classification]] *An achieved level of performance or [[credential]]: ** [[Academic rank]] ** [[Social rank]] ** [[Dan rank]] ** [[Go ranks and ratings|Go rank]] * [[Rank (chess)#R|Rank (chess)]], a row of the chessboard * Rank of a [[playing card]], typically one of { ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king } * [[Taxi stand|Taxi rank]], a designated area for taxi-cabs to queue up whilst waiting for passengers * Rank of pipes in a [[pipe organ]] * [[Rank (formation)]] Military term for a line of soldiers * [[Rank (mathematics)]]: ** [[Rank (linear algebra)|Rank (linear algebra, matrix theory)]] ** [[Tensor#Tensor rank|Rank of a tensor]] ** [[Vector bundle|Rank of a vector bundle]] ** [[Rank of an abelian group]] ** [[Rank of a Lie group]] ** [[Rank (set theory)]] ** [[Rank (graph theory)]] ** [[Rank (differential topology)]] ** [[Rank-into-rank]] ** Rank of a [[greedoid]] (maximum size of a feasible set) ** Rank of a [[free module]] * [[RANK]] (Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor κ B) *[[Rank (computer programming)]] :*[[J programming language rank]] :* [[OpenRank]] Open source ranking project ==Derived proper nouns== * [[PageRank]], [[TrustRank]] ==Other names== * [[J. Arthur Rank]] and organisations associated with him: ** [[The Rank Group Plc]] ** [[Rank Organisation]] ** [[RHM]] formerly Rank Hovis McDougall * [[Otto Rank]] * [[Rank (album)|''Rank'' (album)]], a live album by The Smiths {{disambig}} [[da:Rang]] [[de:Rang]] [[es:Rank]] [[eo:Rango]] [[fr:Rang]] [[it:Rango]] [[he:דרגה]] [[nl:Rang]] [[ja:階数]] [[no:Rang]] [[pl:Ranga]] [[ru:Ранг]]