See: Anatomical position.

A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position, and the seller of a com [..]

Same as “rank” in reference to search-engine listings.

1670s, "to assume a position (intransitive), from position (n.). Transitive sense of "to put in a particular position" is recorded from 1817. Related: Positioned; positioning.

late 14c., as a term in logic and philosophy, from Old French posicion "position, supposition" (Modern French position), from Latin positionem (nominative positio) "act or fact of placi [..]

the comparison of where something is related to another object or its surroundings.

In PPC advertising, position is the placement on a search engine results page where your ad appears relative to other paid ads and to organic search results. Top ranking paid ads (high ranking 10 to 15 results, depending on the engine) usually appear at the top of the SERP and on the "right rail" (right-side column of the page). Ads appea [..]

The combined total of an investor's open option contracts (Calls and/or puts) and long or short stock.

location.

The net balance of outstanding purchases and sales held by a trader. The term can refer to a trader's net balance in a particular security or market or in all the ones in which he is active.

The location of an advertisement on a page; the time when a program or commercial announcement will run in a broadcast; special positions may cost premium prices.

In the Colleague information, "Position" refers to the job title held. Assistant professor, graduate student, staff scientist, university president are all examples of positions.

cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation the particular portion of space occupied by something; "he put the lamp back in its place" military position: a point [..]

An exact, unique location based on a geographic coordinate system.

n. The manner in which a thing is placed.

Definitions (4) 1. A general reference to an investment holding. A position can be long or short, and it can be in any asset class, such as stocks, bonds, futures, or options. A position can be open ( [..]

All of the job responsibilities and all of the job duties that require one employee.

1. the position in space of an item in correspondence to a reference point or other items. 2. with regard to the social psychology of groups, a person's situation as it corresponds to other peopl [..]

The duties for which an employee is responsible in an organization, usually described in detail in the position description used in the hiring process, along with the minimum qualifications considered [..]

The location of an object with respect to another object.

An obligation to perform in the futures or options market. A long position is an obligation to buy at a specified date in the future. A short position is an obligation to sell at a specified date in the future. However a vast majority of all open positions are simply offset prior to expiration. See also call option and put option.

An interest in the market, either long or short, in the form of one or more open contracts. Also, "in position" refers to a commodity located where it can readily be moved to another point o [..]

The spender's point of view regarding the target; whether the spender is advocating in support of or opposition to the target.

A position is the amount of a security either owned (which constitutes a long position) or borrowed (which constitutes a short position) by an individual or by a dealer.

A market commitment. A buyer of a futures contract is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of futures contracts is said to have a short position.

(n) the particular portion of space occupied by something(n) a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons(n) a way of regarding situations or topics etc.(n) the arrangement of the body and its limb [..]

(1) The balance shown by an account.

loco, positus

Level - The measure of the overall change in location of a joint. This can also be found by the double integration of acceleration-level and single integration of velocity-level. Refer to acceleration [..]

n. (employment) puesto

Location, usually in fixed earth coordinates such latitude and longitude; location, either scalar or vector, often with subscripts such as ENU or XYZ to denote source or coordinate frame; time integral of velocity; Symbols: p,P,x,y,z; Typical Units: ft,nmi; Dimensions: Length;

 

This would be the four frets that your hand is over at any given time. You have four fingers, one for each fret. Position also refers to the pattern of notes you would play at any four frets for your [..]

The sequential location of Genes on a Chromosome.

The Posture of an individual supported by the knees and Chest resting on a table.

The Posture of an individual lying Face down.

The Posture of an individual lying Face up.

(1) To go long or short in a security. (2) The amount of securities owned (long position) or owed (short position).

The simple answer is that this is the location of a SNP on the chromosome. DNA doesn't come in standard sizes though, so positions are locations in relation to a reference assembly, a particular [..]

Location, usually in fixed earth coordinates such latitude and longitude; location, either scalar or vector, often with subscripts such as ENU or XYZ to denote source or coordinate frame; time integra [..]

(see fix). position report Message spoken by the pilot over the radio during flight.  Under IFR , position reports are mandatory, for they clear the block of protected sky behind your flight for another flight.  Under VFR, position reports are optional procedures for safety -- to reduce the search area (ugh) following a mishap in the sky (see anecd [..]

The place at a table occupied by a player. The various positions are called by the compass points: i.e., North, South, East and West. Also, “position” can describe one’s place in the order of bidding [..]

Advantage or disadvantage not entirely based on the number of pieces on each side

Where you sit in relation to the dealer, which gives you your place in the betting order.

The arrangement of checkers on a backgammon board

There are two forms of the Trial of Position. The first—also known as the blooding—determines if a warrior candidate is qualified to take his or her place as a member of the warrior caste. Failure in [..]

1. Any one of the names which describes where a player plays and what his or her role is; see goal keeper, fullback, sweeper, stopper, screen, wheel man, libero, midfielder, forward, wingback, striker, window player, hole player, wing. 2. Defensive position: placing oneself in a proper position to defend against attack.  

(1) location at the table

is the players’ seat at the table. Positions can be early, middle and late. A players’ position depends on the Dealer’s location. Learn about the details in the «Positions at the table» section.

One's location in the betting sequence, relative to the players still in the hand.

The arrangement of the pieces on the board at any given moment.

A specific battleground square where a creature can be deployed.

The turn in the betting order. Being in first position means that you act first on this betting round, and being in last position means you act last. Having position, or being last to act, is a tremendous advantage.

Refers to a player's seat in relation to the dealer. The further away you are from the dealer, the better your position is, because you will act later in each betting round - a big advantage that lets you evaluate your opponents' betting patterns. The positions in detail: Blinds: The two players to the left of the dealer are called Small [..]

The netted total commitments in a given currency. A position can be either flat or square (no exposure), long, (more currency bought than sold), or short (more currency sold than bought).

Open contracts indicating an interest in the market, be it short or long.

 The general structure of where your checkers are located throughout the board. If you have a strong position you should consider doubling.

In futures trading, one's status as long or short.

The work, consisting of the duties and responsibilities, assignable to one employee (USAID Automated Directives System - ADS - Chapter 456).

The net balance of trades held by a trader in his/her account at any given time. There are three types of positions a trader can hold: flat (i.e., no security bought or sold), long (i.e., more securit [..]

 – Typically refers to an open transaction. If an investor has previously purchased, then they have an open ‘long position’. If an investor has originally sold, then they have an open ‘short position’.

A market commitment to buy or sell a security. A buyer of a financial instrument is said to have a long position and, conversely, a seller of financial instrument is said to have a short position.

Position

The sum total of a trader’s open contracts in a particular underlying market.

The position of the body of the shooter when firing, for competition under ISSF rules, this will be either, standing, kneeling or prone (lying face down): see Prone, Standing and Kneeling below. Other [..]

 The relationship of a designated point on the presenting part of the fetus to the anterior, transverse, or posterior portion of the maternal pelvis. Example: occiput left anterior (OLA).

The definition of an object's location in 3-D space, usually defined by a 3-D coordinate system using X, Y, and Z coordinates.

A market commitment; the number of contracts bought or sold for which no offsetting transaction has been entered into. The buyer of a commodity is said to have a long position, and the seller of a com [..]

Position in poker refers to the order in which players are seated around the table and the related poker strategy implications. Players who act first are in "early position"; players who act later are [..]

Position is a location (rather than orientation) of an entity. Position may also refer to: A job or occupation

In geometry, a position or position vector, also known as location vector or radius vector, is a Euclidean vector that represents the position of a point P in space in relation to an arbitrary referen [..]

In finance, a position is the amount of a particular security, commodity or currency held or owned by a person or entity.In financial trading, a position in a futures contract does not reflect ownersh [..]

Position in team sports refers to the joint arrangement of a team on its field of play during a game and to the standardized place of any individual player in that arrangement. Much instruction, stra [..]

In obstetrics, position is the orientation of the fetus in the womb, identified by the location of the presenting part of the fetus relative to the pelvis of the mother. Conventionally, it is the posi [..]

On a string instrument, position is the relative location of the hand on the instrument's neck, indicated by ordinal numbers (e.g., 3rd). Fingering, independent of position, is indicated by numbers, 1 [..]

Position is a location (rather than orientation) of an entity. Position may also refer to: A job or occupation