range

In physical geography, a line of mountains (such as the Alps or Himalayas). In human geography, the distance that people are prepared to travel (often to a central place) to obtain various goods or services. In mathematics, the range of a set of numbers is the difference between the largest and the smallest number; for example, 5, 8, 2, 9, 4 = 9 − 2 = 7; this sense is used in terms like ‘tidal range’ and ‘temperature range’. Range is also a name for an open piece of land where cattle are ranched.

range

In statistics, a measure of dispersion in a frequency distribution, equalling the difference between the largest and smallest values of the variable. The range is sensitive to extreme values in the sense that it will give a distorted picture of the dispersion if one measurement is unusually large or small. The interquartile range is often preferred.