The difference between Complete and Rank
When used as nouns, complete means a completed , whereas rank means a row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].
When used as verbs, complete means to finish, whereas rank means to place abreast, or in a line.
When used as adjectives, complete means with all parts included, whereas rank means strong of its kind or in character.
Rank is also adverb with the meaning: quickly, eagerly, impetuously.
check bellow for the other definitions of Complete and Rank
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Complete as a verb (transitive):
To finish; to make done; to reach the end.
Examples:
"He completed the assignment on time."
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Complete as a verb (transitive):
To make whole or entire.
Examples:
"The last chapter completes the book nicely."
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Complete as an adjective:
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
Examples:
"My life will be complete once I buy this new television."
"She offered me complete control of the project."
"After she found the rook, the chess set was complete."
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Complete as an adjective:
Finished; ended; concluded; completed.
Examples:
"When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."
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Complete as an adjective:
.
Examples:
"He is a complete bastard!"
"It was a complete shock when he turned up on my doorstep."
"Our vacation was a complete disaster."
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Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):
In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.
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Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):
In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.
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Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):
In which all small limits exist.
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Complete as an adjective (logic, of a proof system of a [[formal system]] with respect to a given [[semantics]]):
In which every semantically valid well-formed formula is provable.
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Complete as an adjective (computing theory, of a [[problem]]):
That is in a given complexity class and is such that every other problem in the class can be reduced to it (usually in polynomial time or logarithmic space).
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Complete as a noun:
A completed .
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Rank as an adjective:
Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).
Examples:
"'rank treason"
"'rank nonsense"
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Rank as an adjective:
Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
Examples:
"'rank grass"
"'rank weeds"
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Rank as an adjective:
Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.
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Rank as an adjective:
Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.
Examples:
"'rank land"
"rfquotek Mortimer"
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Rank as an adjective:
Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.
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Rank as an adjective:
Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.
Examples:
"Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em?"
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Rank as an adjective:
Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).
Examples:
"I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith."
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Rank as an adjective (informal):
Gross, disgusting.
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Rank as an adjective (obsolete):
Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.
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Rank as an adjective (obsolete):
Inflamed with venereal appetite.
Examples:
"rfquotek Shakespeare"
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Rank as an adverb (obsolete):
Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.
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Rank as a noun:
A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].
Examples:
"The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads."
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Rank as a noun (music):
In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.
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Rank as a noun:
One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality
Examples:
"Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23."
"The fancy hotel was of the first rank."
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Rank as a noun:
The level of one's position in a class-based society
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Rank as a noun:
a hierarchical level in an organization such as the military
Examples:
"Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines."
"He rose up through the ranks of the company from mailroom clerk to CEO."
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Rank as a noun (taxonomy):
a level in a scientific taxonomy system
Examples:
"Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class."
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Rank as a noun (linear algebra):
Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.
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Rank as a noun (mathematics):
The dimensionality of an array or tensor.
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Rank as a noun (mathematics):
The size of any basis of a given matroid.
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Rank as a noun (chess):
one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). The analog vertical lines are the files.
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Rank as a noun (typically in the plural):
A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.
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Rank as a verb:
To place abreast, or in a line.
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Rank as a verb:
To have a ranking.
Examples:
"Their defense ranked third in the league."
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Rank as a verb:
To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.
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Rank as a verb (US):
To take rank of; to outrank.