"long range" vs "long term"
Hello! Thank you for reading my question.
I want to know if there is any difference between "long range" and "long term".
When would you use each of them?
Thanks again!
:DI forgot to tell you the original sentence which is "As a society, we've got to stop concentrating on the short-time horizons and start taking stock of the long term. Children are a long-range investment."

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"long range" vs "long term"
Hello! Thank you for reading my question.
I want to know if there is any difference between "long range" and "long term".
When would you use each of them?
Thanks again!
:DI forgot to tell you the original sentence which is "As a society, we've got to stop concentrating on the short-time horizons and start taking stock of the long term. Children are a long-range investment."

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"Long range" usually refers to distance, and "long term" refers to time.

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Range means.:: a group or collection of different things or people that are usually similar in some way
: a series of numbers that includes the highest and lowest possible amounts
: the total amount of ability, knowledge, experience, etc., that a person has.
And term means:: a word or phrase that has an exact meaning
: the particular kinds of words used to describe someone or something
: the length of time during which a person has an official or political office
Both qord s have their different can...they are always differentbto each other...difference can be..associated in short range and long range..or short term and long term

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As Peachey said, "Long range" _usually_ refers to distance, and "long term" refers to time.
Although 'long range' can also refer to time - for example we use 'Long range weather  forecast' e.g. http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/weather/longrange and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_dependency
I think that possibly "Long range" may be used to refer to periods of time where time is a variable in a mathematical or physical relationship.