Rank refers to the relative position, value, worth, complexity, power, importance, authority, level etc. of a person or object, including:
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- Rank (chess), a row of the chessboard
- Rank of pipes in a pipe organ
- Taxicab stand or taxi rank, a designated area for taxi-cabs to queue up whilst waiting for passengers
- Rank (formation) Military term for a line of soldiers
- Rank of a playing card, typically one of { ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king }
- A level within a ranking
- A level within a taxonomic hierarchy
- Taxonomic rank in biology (species, genus, family, etc.)
Read more about Rank: An Achieved Level of Performance or Credential, Position Within A Command Hierarchy Requiring Obedience, Mathematics, People Named Rank, Places, Others
Famous quotes containing the word rank:
“The rank and file have let their servants become their masters and dictators.... Provision should be made in all union constitutions for the recall of leaders. Big salaries should not be paid. Career hunters should be driven out, as well as leaders who use labor for political ends. These types are menaces to the advancement of labor.”
—Mother Jones (1830–1930)
“Do not use your rank to degrade others, nor use your cleverness to deceive others.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The office of the prince and that of the writer are defined and assigned as follows: the nobleman gives rank to the written work, the writer provides food for the prince.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)