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

  1. Complete as a verb (transitive):

    To finish; to make done; to reach the end.

    Examples:

    "He completed the assignment on time."

  2. Complete as a verb (transitive):

    To make whole or entire.

    Examples:

    "The last chapter completes the book nicely."

  1. 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."

  2. Complete as an adjective:

    Finished; ended; concluded; completed.

    Examples:

    "When your homework is complete, you can go and play with Martin."

  3. 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."

  4. Complete as an adjective (analysis, of a [[metric space]]):

    In which every Cauchy sequence converges to a point within the space.

  5. Complete as an adjective (algebra, of a [[lattice]]):

    In which every set with a lower bound has a greatest lower bound.

  6. Complete as an adjective (math, of a [[category]]):

    In which all small limits exist.

  7. 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.

  8. 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).

  1. Complete as a noun:

    A completed .

  1. Rank as an adjective:

    Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).

    Examples:

    "'rank treason"

    "'rank nonsense"

  2. Rank as an adjective:

    Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

    Examples:

    "'rank grass"

    "'rank weeds"

  3. Rank as an adjective:

    Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.

  4. Rank as an adjective:

    Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.

    Examples:

    "'rank land"

    "rfquotek Mortimer"

  5. Rank as an adjective:

    Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.

  6. 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?"

  7. Rank as an adjective:

    Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).

    Examples:

    "I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith."

  8. Rank as an adjective (informal):

    Gross, disgusting.

  9. Rank as an adjective (obsolete):

    Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

  10. Rank as an adjective (obsolete):

    Inflamed with venereal appetite.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Rank as an adverb (obsolete):

    Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

  1. 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."

  2. 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.

  3. 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."

  4. Rank as a noun:

    The level of one's position in a class-based society

  5. 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."

  6. Rank as a noun (taxonomy):

    a level in a scientific taxonomy system

    Examples:

    "Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class."

  7. Rank as a noun (linear algebra):

    Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.

  8. Rank as a noun (mathematics):

    The dimensionality of an array or tensor.

  9. Rank as a noun (mathematics):

    The size of any basis of a given matroid.

  10. 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.

  11. Rank as a noun (typically in the plural):

    A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.

  1. Rank as a verb:

    To place abreast, or in a line.

  2. Rank as a verb:

    To have a ranking.

    Examples:

    "Their defense ranked third in the league."

  3. Rank as a verb:

    To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.

  4. Rank as a verb (US):

    To take rank of; to outrank.