Definition of "ranking" []

• Of the highest rank; preeminent. (adjective)
• A listing of items in a group, such as schools or sports teams, according to a system of rating or a record of performance. (noun)
• A position in such a list. (noun)

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• "Shadows of Ecstasy was among the top three and The Greater Trumps among the bottom four, but the difference in ranking is so subtle I am not sure I myself can always detect it."
• "I think here his ranking is also due to what was accomplished domestically on his watch, which was impressive, whether or not it really happened because of him."
• "+ importance of links in ranking is declining -- New sources of data and new features that Yahoo! has built and developed have made our ranking algorithm better."