Rank can be considered linear or logarithmic. It can be argued that the difference between being 1st or 10th is orders of magnitude bigger than the difference b

Rank can be considered linear or logarithmic. It can be argued that the difference between being 1st or 10th is orders of magnitude bigger than the difference between being 100th and 110th. In fact I think a log scale for rank usually makes the most sense, especially when starting from 1st.