R (disambiguation)
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R is the eighteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.
R may also refer to:
Science
- Spectral resolution (), in astronomy
- Gas constant (R), in chemistry
- R (cross section ratio), the ratio of hadronic to muonic cross sections
- Roentgen (unit) (R), a unit of measurement for ionizing radiation such as X-ray and gamma rays
- Rydberg constant, a physical constant relating to energy levels of electrons within atoms
- R, one of two chiral center configurations in the R/S system
- Side chain (an unspecified group of atoms), in a chemical or structural formula
- Orangish or K carbon stars (stellar classification: R)
Biology and medicine
- Arginine, an amino acid
- Haplogroup R (mtDNA), a human mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplogroup
- Haplogroup R (Y-DNA), a Y-chromosomal DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroup
- ATC code R Respiratory system, a section of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System
- r, the population growth rate in the r/K selection theory of ecology
- Relatedness, in biology
Temperature scales
- Rankine scale (°R, °Ra)
- Réaumur scale (°Ré, °Re, °r)
- Rømer scale (°R, °Rø)
Mathematics
- or R, the set of all real numbers
- Pearson product-moment correlation coefficient (r), in statistics
Technology and engineering
- R-value (insulation), a non-SI measure of thermal resistance used in housing insulation
- R-value (soils), property of soils used in pavement design
- Resistor, an electronic component
- R-, a refrigerant numbering system
- R, the ratio between the minimum and maximum stresses in fracture mechanics
Computing
- R (programming language), an environment for statistical computing and graphics
- R (complexity), the set of all recursive languages
- IBM System R, an IBM database system
- RequestBot, a service in QuakeNet's IRC services
Music
- Ritardando, a term for a change in tempo
- R. (album), a 1998 album by R. Kelly
- R°, a 2002 album by Rurutia
- Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album), also called R
Film
- R (film), 2010 film by Danish screenwriter and film director Tobias Lindholm
- R, a character played by John Cleese in The World Is Not Enough
- R, a film rating in the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system and in the Canadian Home Video Rating System
Organisations
- The Crown, Rex (King) or Regina (Queen) in Commonwealth nations
- Ryder (NYSE ticker symbol)
- R (cable operator), a telecommunications company
- R, denoting a member of the US Republican Party
Transportation
- R (New York City Subway service)
- Reconnaissance aircraft (military designation: R)
- Volkswagen Golf R
Other uses
- R·Type, an arcade video game
- R: Rock'n Riders, a PlayStation video game
- Registered trademark symbol (®)
- South African rand, a currency
- Right (direction)
- Rolled R, the alveolar trill of Spanish, Italian, & Arabic languages
See also
- The three Rs, of reading, writing and arithmetic
- RR (disambiguation)
- RRR (disambiguation)
- RRRR (disambiguation)
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