If you notice the ranking is not consecutive with the use of the RANK function; that is because the RANK function ranks records of the result-set sequentially starting from 1. When it finds a tie it assigns the same rank to the all the records in the tie, but still keeps incrementing the record counter so the next record will get a new rank which would be (previous rank + no of records in the current tie + 1) .
Implausibility definition, not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi. See more.
(flÃ´) n. 1. An imperfection, often concealed, that impairs soundness: a flaw in the crystal that caused it to shatter. See Synonyms at blemish. 2. A defect or shortcoming in something intangible: The two leaders share the flaw of arrogance. tr.v. flawed, flawÂ·ing, flaws.