in range vs on range

Both 'in range' and 'on range' are correct, but 'In range' refers to something that falls within a specified range or distance, while 'on range' refers to being on target or within the designated area for firing.

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in range

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something falls within a specified range or distance.

Use 'in range' when referring to something that falls within a specified range or distance. For example, 'The price is in range for our budget.'

Examples:

The temperature is in range for optimal plant growth.
Her performance was in range with our expectations.
The car's speed is in range of the speed limit.
The data points are all in range of the predicted values.
The noise level is in range of what is considered acceptable.

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Dec 28, 2021 ... ... egoistic, he will use for u in range / here or there. The ego centric tend to use for i in here or there. Upvote 1. Downvote Reply reply
May 6, 2015 ... Plus there are few other changes in range() , like it supports slicing(which again returns a range object) and now also has count and index ...
Jul 26, 2024 ... The :in-range CSS pseudo-class represents an element whose current value is within the range limits specified by the min and max attributes.
Jan 17, 2024 ... As a pure convenience / syntactic sugar thing, I'd love not having to write “for i in range(n)” ever again and instead be able to say…
Nov 1, 2006 ... An easy way to do this is to use "In range&Coerce", invert the "in range" output, convert the boolean ot 0/1, and multiply with the original data.
Aug 10, 2022 ... This would be nice generalization of for i in range(100) (count from 0 to 99) to for i in range() (count from 0 to infinity). This benefit comes for free.
Jun 30, 2018 ... Also I just realise, that there is a very big difference between using comperators and using in range : iex(1)> defmodule M do ...(1)> def f(n, ...
I've reset the phone, fire stick…..all the settings are correct. The hotspot is visible. The phone is literally sat next to the tv and it says not in range. It ...
May 17, 2021 ... "None of the networks you have previously connected to are in range" and "This computer is set to manually connect to 'Device Name'" problems.

Alternatives:

within range
within the range
within the specified range
falling within the range
falling within the specified range

on range

This phrase is correct but is primarily used in military contexts to indicate being on target or within the designated area for firing.

Use 'on range' in military contexts to refer to being on target or within the designated area for firing. For example, 'The artillery unit is on range for the target.'