RPI
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RPI is an abbreviation for a number of terms, including
- Ratings Percentage IndexRatings Percentage IndexThe Rating Percentage Index, commonly known as the RPI, is a quantity used to rank sports teams based upon a team's wins and losses and its strength of schedule. It is one of the systems by which NCAA basketball and baseball teams are ranked...
, the NCAA ranking system (most well known for its use in basketball) - Recognition Professionals InternationalRecognition Professionals InternationalRecognition Professionals International, , is a professional association which represents workers in the field of human resources. RPI works to promote the role of human resources as a profession, and provides networking, education, certification in workplace recognition...
- Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteStephen Van Rensselaer established the Rensselaer School on November 5, 1824 with a letter to the Rev. Dr. Samuel Blatchford, in which van Rensselaer asked Blatchford to serve as the first president. Within the letter he set down several orders of business. He appointed Amos Eaton as the school's...
, a university in Troy, New York - Republican Party of IndiaRepublican Party of IndiaThe Republican Party of India is a political party in India. It has its roots in the Scheduled Castes Federation led by Dr. Ambedkar. The main base of RPI has traditionally been in Maharashtra....
- Republican Party of IowaRepublican Party of IowaThe Republican Party of Iowa is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in Iowa. The State Central Committee is led by Chairman Matt Strawn and Co-Chairman Bill Schickel...
- Retail Prices Index (United Kingdom)Retail Prices Index (United Kingdom)In the United Kingdom, the Retail Prices Index or Retail Price Index is a measure of inflation published monthly by the Office for National Statistics. It measures the change in the cost of a basket of retail goods and services.-History:...
, a statistical measurement of inflation - Reticulocyte production index or Reticulocyte indexReticulocyte indexThe Reticulocyte production index is a calculated value used in the diagnosis of anemia. This calculation is necessary because the raw reticulocyte count is misleading in anemic patients...
- Revenue Protection InspectorRevenue Protection InspectorRevenue Protection Inspector or Revenue Protection Officer is the job title given to staff who patrol different forms of public transport issuing penalty fares to passengers who travel without a valid ticket. These titles are principally used in the United Kingdom...
, the United Kingdom public transit patrol - Richmond Professional InstituteRichmond Professional InstituteThe Richmond Professional Institute was an educational institution established in 1917 which merged with the Medical College of Virginia to form Virginia Commonwealth University. RPI was located on what is now known as the Monroe Park Campus of VCU. The entire history of RPI can be found in "A...
, former college before being merged with MCV into Virginia Commonwealth University - Rock progressivo ItalianoItalian progressive rockThe Italian progressive rock scene was born in the early 70s, mostly inspired by the progressive movement in Britain, but with certain features of its own that makes some sources mention it as a separate musical genre....
or Italian progressive rock - Roleplay Intensive MUD, or RPIMUD, a category of MUD defined by enforcement of roleplay and computer-modeled game world
- Rose Polytechnic Institute, an older name for Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyRose–Hulman Institute of Technology , formerly Rose Polytechnic Institute, is a small private college specializing in teaching engineering, mathematics, and science. RHIT is highly regarded for its undergraduate engineering program, which US News and World Reports ranked in 2011 as No...
, a college in Terre Haute, Indiana - Rotary Products Incorporated a dock seal manufacturer in Ashley, Ohio
- Ryerson Polytechnic Institute, an older name for Ryerson UniversityRyerson UniversityRyerson University is a public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its urban campus is adjacent to Yonge-Dundas Square located at the busiest intersection in Downtown Toronto. The majority of its buildings are in the blocks northeast of the square in Toronto's Garden...
, a university in TorontoTorontoToronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, OntarioOntarioOntario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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