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'''''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
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