Rate Explained
Rate or rates may refer to:
Finance
- Rates (tax), a type of taxation system in the United Kingdom used to fund local government
- Exchange rate, rate at which one currency will be exchanged for another
Mathematics and science
- Rate (mathematics), a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other (often with respect to time)
- Rate function, a function used to quantify the probabilities of a rare event
- Reaction rate, in chemistry the speed at which reactants are converted into products
Military
People
- Ed Rate (1899–1990), American football player
- José Carlos Rates (1879–1945), General Secretary of the Portuguese Communist Party
- Peter of Rates (died 60 AD), traditionally considered to be the first bishop of Braga
Other uses
- Rate (building), the class of a building in late Georgian and early Victorian construction standards
- Rates (Póvoa de Varzim), a Portuguese parish and town located in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim
- RATE project, a young earth creationism research project
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