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In computer programming, rank with no further specifications is usually a synonym for (or refers to) "number of dimensions"; thus, a two-dimensional array
Rank_(computer_programming)
Chinese computer programming examination
National Computer Rank Examination (NCRE) is a national exam held by China Education Department to test the computer proficiency and programming skill of
National Computer Rank Examination
National_Computer_Rank_Examination
Using one interface or symbol with regards to multiple different types
absent". Rank polymorphism is one of the defining features of the array programming languages, like APL. The essence of the rank-polymorphic programming model
Polymorphism (programming language theory)
Polymorphism_(programming_language_theory)
Process to create executable computer programs
Computer programming or coding is the composition of sequences of instructions, called programs, that computers can follow to perform tasks. It involves
Computer_programming
General-purpose programming language
programming languages, with C compilers available for practically all modern computer architectures and operating systems. The book The C Programming
C_(programming_language)
Competitive programming company
HackerRank's programming challenges can be solved in multiple programming languages, and these challenges are sorted into different computer science
HackerRank
Object which stores memory addresses in a computer program
variables to be among computer science's "most valuable treasures." — Donald Knuth, Structured Programming, with go to Statements In computer science, a pointer
Pointer (computer programming)
Pointer_(computer_programming)
Mind sport
Competitive programming or sport programming is a mind sport involving participants trying to program according to provided specifications. The contests
Competitive_programming
List of academic journals focused on software programming
journals List of computer books and List of computer magazines List of programming languages Lists of programming software development tools List of open-source
List of software programming journals
List_of_software_programming_journals
Basis of generic programming
International Summer School in Computer Programming. Republished in: Strachey, Christopher (1 April 2000). "Fundamental Concepts in Programming Languages". Higher-Order
Parametric_polymorphism
fields, including terms relevant to software, data science, and computer programming. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See
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Topics referred to by the same term
the Rank Group Rank Group Limited, an investment company owned by Graeme Hart Rank (computer programming) Rank (J programming language) Memory rank, or
Rank_(disambiguation)
history of programming languages spans from documentation of early mechanical computers to modern tools for software development. Early programming languages
History of programming languages
History_of_programming_languages
Computer hardware and software capable of playing chess
program could be developed using a depth-limited minimax search with an evaluation function. 1950 – Claude Shannon publishes "Programming a Computer for
Computer_chess
Engineering approach to software development
software applications. It involves applying engineering principles and computer programming expertise to develop software systems that meet user needs. A software
Software_engineering
IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science ICALP – International Colloquium on Automata, Languages and Programming ISAAC – International Symposium
List of computer science conferences
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Programming language
of C and C++ List of software programming journals List of C-family programming languages Outline of computer programming Outline of software Outline of
Outline of the C programming language
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General-purpose programming language
character data type, structured programming (Fortran 77), array programming, modular programming, generic programming (Fortran 90), parallel computing
Fortran
General-purpose programming language
introductory programming language. Since 2003, Python has consistently ranked among the top ten most popular programming languages in the TIOBE Programming Community
Python_(programming_language)
Symbol representing a property or relation in logic
Predicate functional variable propositional variable Proof Quantifier ∃ ! ∀ rank Sentence atomic spectrum Signature String Substitution Symbol function logical/constant
Predicate_(logic)
Natural language processing computer program
ELIZA is an early natural language processing computer program developed from 1964 to 1967 at MIT by Joseph Weizenbaum.[page needed] Created to explore
ELIZA
on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems (ASPLOS) is an annual interdisciplinary computer science conference organized
International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems
International_Conference_on_Architectural_Support_for_Programming_Languages_and_Operating_Systems
U.S. naval officer and computer scientist (1906–1992)
1992) was an American computer scientist, mathematician, and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming. Hopper was the first
Grace_Hopper
Field of artificial intelligence around Go computer programs
Computer Go is the field of artificial intelligence (AI) dedicated to creating a computer program that plays the traditional board game Go. The field
Computer_Go
American computer scientist and mathematician (born 1938)
rendering system, and the Computer Modern family of typefaces. As a writer and scholar, Knuth created the WEB and CWEB computer programming systems designed to
Donald_Knuth
Applying operations to whole sets of values simultaneously
In computer science, array programming refers to solutions that allow the application of operations to an entire set of values at once. Such solutions
Array_programming
Computer science concept
main purpose of a type system in a programming language is to reduce possibilities for bugs in computer programs due to mismatches in how values are
Type_system
Programming paradigm based on formal logic
Logic programming is a programming, database, and knowledge representation paradigm based on formal logic. A logic program is a set of sentences in logical
Logic_programming
American game designer and programmer
Witness (2016). Blow became interested in game programming while at middle school. He studied computer science and English at the University of California
Jonathan_Blow
Worldwide competitive programming contest for university students
Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society (UPE). This initial programming competition was titled First Annual Texas Collegiate Programming Championship
International Collegiate Programming Contest
International_Collegiate_Programming_Contest
List of unsolved computational problems
possible? Log-rank conjecture Hartmanis–Stearns conjecture Can integer factorization be done in polynomial time on a classical (non-quantum) computer? Can the
List of unsolved problems in computer science
List_of_unsolved_problems_in_computer_science
Computer science department of an American university
Khoury College's graduate program in computer science was ranked 27th in US News & World Report’s list of the "Best Computer Science Graduate Schools."
Khoury College of Computer Sciences
Khoury_College_of_Computer_Sciences
Algorithm used by Google Search to rank web pages
García-Molina, Stanford Computer Science professor and advisor to Sergey, provides background into the development of the page-rank algorithm. Sergey Brin
PageRank
ranked the department's undergraduate program 16th and graduate program 20th overall. The first computer Purdue installed was an IBM card-programmed electronic
Department of Computer Science (Purdue University)
Department_of_Computer_Science_(Purdue_University)
Element of hierarchy in armed forces
personnel, equipment and missions grows with each advancement. The military rank system defines dominance, authority and responsibility within a military
Military_rank
Problem optimization method
Dynamic programming (DP) is both a mathematical optimization method and an algorithmic paradigm. The method was developed by Richard Bellman in the 1950s
Dynamic_programming
Topics referred to by the same term
Rosenfeld The Class (Segal novel), a 1985 novel by Erich Segal Class (programming), programming construct for defining an object template Class (warez), a defunct
Class
Overview of and topical guide to machine learning
Gaussian process regression Gene expression programming Group method of data handling (GMDH) Inductive logic programming Instance-based learning Lazy learning
Outline_of_machine_learning
Method to solve optimization problems
Linear programming is a special case of mathematical programming (also known as mathematical optimization). More formally, linear programming is a technique
Linear_programming
Early high-level programming language
world's first high-level programming languages. It was created in 1955 by Kateryna Yushchenko. In particular, the Address programming language made possible
Address_programming_language
General-purpose programming language
general-purpose programming language created by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup. First released in 1985 as an extension of the C programming language
C++
Playing of Arimaa by computer programs
until 2020, for the first computer program (running on standard, off-the-shelf hardware) able to defeat each of three top-ranked human players in a three-game
Computer_Arimaa
Programming paradigm
Differentiable programming is a programming paradigm in which a numeric computer program can be differentiated throughout via automatic differentiation
Differentiable_programming
Canadian computer scientist
Whitney (born October 20, 1957) is a Canadian computer scientist most notable for developing three programming languages inspired by APL: A+, k, and q, and
Arthur Whitney (computer scientist)
Arthur_Whitney_(computer_scientist)
American computer scientist
was an American computer scientist. He led the team that invented and implemented FORTRAN, the first widely used high-level programming language, and was
John_Backus
American multinational technology company
loyalty. Apple has consistently been ranked as one of the world's most valuable brands since the late 2000s. Apple Computer Company was founded on April 1,
Apple_Inc.
Master of Science degree in Computer Science at Georgia Tech
degree program for under $7,000 that gives students from all over the world the opportunity to enroll in a top 10-ranked computer science program. The program
Georgia Tech Online Master of Science in Computer Science
Georgia_Tech_Online_Master_of_Science_in_Computer_Science
Annual conference regarding programming
the European Symposium on Programming Special issue of Science of Computer Programming on the European Symposium on Programming Official website ESOP Conferences
European Symposium on Programming
European_Symposium_on_Programming
Overview of and topical guide to Python
used Outline of computer programming Outline of software Outline of software engineering List of programmers Outlines of other programming languages Outline
Outline of the Python programming language
Outline_of_the_Python_programming_language
Canadian computer scientist (1920–2004)
December 1920 – 19 October 2004) was a Canadian computer scientist noted for the development of the programming language APL. He was honored with the Turing
Kenneth_E._Iverson
Overview of and topical guide to Rust
Programmer/Introduction Outline of computer programming Outline of software Outline of software engineering Outline of C++ Outlines of other programming languages Outline
Outline of the Rust programming language
Outline_of_the_Rust_programming_language
Estimate of number of possible chess games
force, in his 1950 paper "Programming a Computer for Playing Chess". (This influential paper introduced the field of computer chess.) Shannon also estimated
Shannon_number
Academic journal
Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems (TOPLAS) is a quarterly, open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal on the topic of programming languages
ACM Transactions on Programming Languages and Systems
ACM_Transactions_on_Programming_Languages_and_Systems
Computation model defining an abstract machine
A programming language that is Turing complete is theoretically capable of expressing all tasks accomplishable by computers; nearly all programming languages
Turing_machine
Computer memory chips used as a set
A memory rank is a set of DRAM chips connected to the same chip select, which are therefore accessed simultaneously. In practice all DRAM chips share all
Memory_rank
Type of extremely powerful computer
A supercomputer is a type of computer with a high level of performance as compared to a general-purpose computer. Supercomputers play an important role
Supercomputer
American computer scientist (born 1973)
on C-SPAN Sergey Brin on Charlie Rose Portals: Biography Business Computer programming Internet Judaism Mathematics Renewable energy Technology United States
Sergey_Brin
1951 chess program
on the user interface, and then the computer was officially completed in February 1951. Prinz learns programming on the Mark 1 through seminars led by
Chess_(Dietrich_Prinz)
Method of representing a chessboard in software
representing the chess board in computer chess programs. The number 0x88 is a hexadecimal integer (13610, 2108, 100010002). The rank and file positions are each
0x88
Name that identifies a specific entity
Identity (object-oriented programming) Identity document Index term Metadata Name binding Namespace Naming convention (programming) National identification
Identifier
understood and executed by a computer. There are many different types of programming languages and various different types of computers, however, they all have
Computer and information science
Computer_and_information_science
Relationship between items in a set
such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than", or "ranked equal to" the second. In mathematics, this is known
Ranking
Use of machine learning to rank items
Chung Liu (July 2012). "Learning to rank for information retrieval using layered multi-population genetic programming". 2012 IEEE International Conference
Learning_to_rank
American computer scientist
ISBN 978-1-849-96720-4. Skiena, Steven; Revilla, Miguel (2003). Programming Challenges: The Programming Contest Training Manual (1st ed.). Springer Science+Business
Steven_Skiena
Message-passing system for parallel computers
between implementations. MPI is a communication protocol for programming parallel computers. Both point-to-point and collective communication are supported
Message_Passing_Interface
Type of data structure
PHP code". Computer Programming Web programming Tips. Archived from the original on 13 April 2011. Retrieved 8 April 2011. In most computer languages array
Array_(data_structure)
by a computer was designed by Ada Lovelace who was a pioneer in the field. Grace Hopper was the first person to design a compiler for a programming language
Women_in_computing
Solving an optimization problem with a quadratic objective function
linear constraints on the variables. Quadratic programming is a type of nonlinear programming. "Programming" in this context refers to a formal procedure
Quadratic_programming
General-purpose programming language
portal Computer programming portal Comparison of programming languages History of programming languages List of programming languages List of programming languages
V_(programming_language)
Number of arguments required by a function
sister of'. Most operators encountered in programming and mathematics are of the binary form. For both programming and mathematics, these include the multiplication
Arity
Japanese mathematician and computer scientist
homological algebra are named after him. In computer science, he is known for his work on dialects of the programming language ALGOL. He became involved with
Nobuo_Yoneda
British computer scientist (1922–2022)
In 1958, she taught a programming course. In 1958, Booth wrote one of the first books describing how to program APE(X)C computers. From 1944 she was a
Kathleen_Booth
Study of mathematical algorithms for optimization problems
mathematical programming problem (a term not directly related to computer programming, but still in use for example in linear programming – see History
Mathematical_optimization
Topics referred to by the same term
significant values Ternary computer, a computer using a ternary numeral system Ternary tree, a tree data structure in computer science Ternary search tree
Ternary
German-American computer scientist
developed Carnegie Mellon's introductory imperative programming course for undergraduates and the C0 programming language used in this course. In 2015, he was
Frank_Pfenning
1980 video game
strategic decisions each turn. Toy took to learn programming and recreate this game on other computer systems that he could access, including the Processor
Rogue_(video_game)
Science within the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It is the highest ranked and largest School of its kind in Australia. The academic
UNSW School of Computer Science and Engineering
UNSW_School_of_Computer_Science_and_Engineering
Programming language
annotated with types. function negate(bool $x): bool { return !$x; } Computer programming portal Phalanger O'Sullivan, Bryan (2014-03-28). "Where Credit Belongs
Hack_(programming_language)
Annual entrance test held in India
The IISER Aptitude Test (IAT) is a computer-based entrance examination in India for admission to undergraduate programs offered by the seven Indian Institutes
IISER_Aptitude_Test
Database project devoted to the ranking of computers
variant of Zen-based AMD EPYC) and was ranked 38th, now 117th, and the other was the first ARM-based computer on the list – using Cavium ThunderX2 CPUs
TOP500
the university. The University of Toronto was ranked 12th in the world and first in Canada for computer science and information systems by QS Top Universities'
Computer science at the University of Toronto
Computer_science_at_the_University_of_Toronto
Software licensed to be freely used, modified and distributed
and modify a computer program entails that the source code—the preferred format for making changes—be made available to users of that program. While this
Free_software
Danish-American computer scientist
July 2007) was a Danish-American computer scientist known for his work in operating systems, concurrent programming and parallel and distributed computing
Per_Brinch_Hansen
Ukrainian Soviet and Ukrainian computer scientist
International Academy of Computer Science. She developed one of the world's first high-level languages with indirect address in programming (Pointers are analogous
Kateryna Yushchenko (scientist)
Kateryna_Yushchenko_(scientist)
Recreational computer programming competition
Code golf is a type of recreational computer programming competition in which participants strive to achieve the shortest possible source code that solves
Code_golf
University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US
16 in the Top 5 nationwide., including three programs ranked first: Artificial Intelligence, Programming Languages, and Information and Technology Management
Carnegie_Mellon_University
Manufacturer of fault-tolerant computers
only a single programming language, Transaction Application Language (TAL). This was an efficient machine-dependent systems programming language (for
Tandem_Computers
1940s–1950s British computer
Preparation of Programs for an Electronic Digital Computer in 1951, a book about programming the EDSAC. It was the first programming textbook. The subroutine
EDSAC
Algorithm that arranges lists in order
Art of Computer Programming, vol. 3 (2nd ed.), Boston: Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-89685-0 Sedgewick, Robert (1980), "Efficient Sorting by Computer: An Introduction"
Sorting_algorithm
Specialist field of computer science
on computers. Scientists and engineers develop computer programs and application software that model systems being studied and run these programs with
Computational_science
Topics referred to by the same term
geometry Computer graphics, graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help
CG
Data structure in computer board games
Bitboards - Chessprogramming wiki Programming area of the Beowulf project Laramee, Francois-Dominic. Chess Programming Part 2: Data Structures. Verhelst
Bitboard
generated. Longest proof Millennium problems Mathematics portal Computer programming portal Technology portal Glazer, Elliot; Erdil, Ege; Besiroglu, Tamay;
FrontierMath
American software company (1976–2018)
2010s, several industry organizations ranked CA highly in corporate responsibility and recognition metrics. Computer Associates had its origins in both Switzerland
Computer_Associates
Competitive programming website
COMP4128 Programming Challenges, School of Computer Science and Engineering, UNSW Australia" (PDF). cse.unsw.edu.au. "15-295: Competition Programming and Problem
Codeforces
Defunct American corporation that provided information technology services
provided programming tools such as assembler and compiler software. In the 1960s, CSC provided software programming services to major computer manufacturers
Computer_Sciences_Corporation
Logical unit of storage in computer architecture
organisation Memory rank Memory segmentation Electronics portal "2.3.3 Data Random Access Memory". MCS-4 Assembly Language Programming Manual - The INTELLEC
Memory_bank
Family of personal computers sold by Commodore
Amiga is a family of personal computers produced by Commodore from 1985 until the company's bankruptcy in 1994, with production by others afterward. When
Amiga
Programming language
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Outline of the C sharp programming language
Outline_of_the_C_sharp_programming_language
Field of artificial intelligence
immaturity of the technology in such fields as programming, CPUs and memory, computer shogi programs took a long time to think, and often made moves
Computer_shogi
RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
Boy/Male
English American
Military rank.
Boy/Male
Indian
Respect, Rank
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Rand(e), a short form of any of the various Germanic compound personal names with the first element rand ‘(shield) rim’, as for example Randolph.English : topographic name for someone who lived on the margin of a settlement or on the bank of a river (from Old English rand ‘rim’, used in a topographical sense), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, as for example Rand in Lincolnshire and Rand Grange in North Yorkshire.German : from a short form of any of the various compound names formed with rand- ‘rim’. Compare 1.German : topographic name from Middle High German, Middle Low German rand, rant ‘edge’, ‘rim’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Respect, Rank
Male
English
Pet form of English Henry, HANK means "home-ruler."
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : from Middle High German or Middle Low German banc, or Yiddish bank ‘bench’, ‘table’, ‘counter’, in any of various senses, e.g. a metonymic occupational name for anyone whose work required a bench or counter, for example a butcher, baker, court official, or money changer.Danish and Swedish : topographic name from bank ‘(sand)bank’ or a habitational name from a farm named with this word.Danish and Swedish : from bank ‘noise’, hence a nickname for a loud or noisy person. Compare Bang.Danish : habitational name from the German place name Bänkau.English : probably a variant of Banks.Americanized spelling of Polish Bąk, literally ‘horsefly’; perhaps a nickname for an irritating person.Hungarian (Bánk) : from a pet form of the old secular personal name Bán.
Female
Hindi/Indian
(रानी) Hindi name RANI means "queen."
Boy/Male
Hindu
Computer
Boy/Male
Muslim
Height. High rank.
Male
English
 English name originally derived from the name of a Germanic tribe called the Franks, FRANK means "French." It is also used as a short form of Franklin "freeman" and Francis "French."Â
Surname or Lastname
German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Czech, Hungarian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic)
German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Slovenian, Czech, Hungarian, and Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ethnic or regional name for someone from Franconia (German Franken), a region of southwestern Germany so called from its early settlement by the Franks, a Germanic people who inhabited the lands around the river Rhine in Roman times. In the 6th–9th centuries, under leaders such as Clovis I (c. 466–511) and Charlemagne (742–814), the Franks established a substantial empire in western Europe, from which the country of France takes its name. The term Frank in eastern Mediterranean countries was used, in various vernacular forms, to denote the Crusaders and their descendants, and the American surname may also be an Americanized form of such a form.English, Dutch, German, etc. : from the personal name Frank, in origin an ethnic name for a Frank. This also came be used as an adjective meaning ‘free’, ‘open-hearted’, ‘generous’, deriving from the fact that in Frankish Gaul only people of Frankish race enjoyed the status of fully free men.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a powerfully built man or someone of violent emotions, from the Middle English adjective rank (Old English ranc ‘proud’, ‘rebellious’).English : from a medieval personal name, a back-formation from the diminutive Rankin.South German : variant of Rang 2.German : nickname either for an agile person, from Middle High German ranc ‘quick turn’, or in some instances for someone who was tall and thin, from Low German rank. In some cases the surname may have been from a personal name formed with this element.Czech : from a pet form of a personal name, which could be either Slavic Ranožir or Germanic Randolf (see Randolph).Swedish and Danish : nickname from rank ‘erect’, ‘upright’, ‘straight’.
Male
Hindi/Indian
Short form of Hindi Ranjeet, RANJ means "victorious in battle."
Male
Swedish
Swedish form of Greek Georgios, GÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Female
Japanese
(è˜) Japanese name RAN means "lily" or "orchid."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Respect, Rank
Male
Swedish
Variant spelling of Swedish Göran, JÖRAN means "earth-worker, farmer."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Computer
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
From the arabic name Rani means queen. she is an energtic self-starter capable of sustaing a fast pace with strong leadership and qualities. a real motavater
Boy/Male
Muslim
Respect, Rank
RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Green; Fresh
Girl/Female
Australian, Italian
Gracious; God is Merciful; The Lord is Gracious; Similar to Jane
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sreenija | à®·à¯à®°à¯€à®¨à¯€à®œà®¾
Male
African
honor, worship; or, thunder.
Male
Greek
(Ἀλκαῖος) Greek name ALKAIOS means "strength." In mythology, this is the name of several characters, including a son of Perseus.
Girl/Female
Hindu
One dedicated to service, A girl with intelligence
Female
English
Short form of English Aletha, LETHA means "truth."
Girl/Female
Greek English
Liberator. Feminine of Lysander.
Girl/Female
German, Hebrew
Pledge; Hostage; Cut Stone
Boy/Male
Muslim
Accept
RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
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RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
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RANK COMPUTER-PROGRAMMING
superl.
Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter; as, rank heresy.
n.
A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
imp. & p. p.
of Compute
n.
A computer.
n. & v.
Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.
n. & v.
An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of other intelligent beings.
v. t.
To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.
imp. & p. p.
of Commute
n. & v.
Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.
superl.
Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.
v. i. & t.
To become lank; to make lank.
n.
One who computes.
superl.
Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich and fertile; as, rank land.
n. & v.
Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.
n.
One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
imp. & p. p.
of Compete
n. & v.
A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of osiers.
v. t.
To take rank of; to outrank.
superl.
Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell; rank-smelling rue.