Voltage has a meaning of a gain while voltage drop - of a loss; voltage is an earned voltage while voltage drop is a lost voltage. If we consider the voltage across an element, voltage means its own voltage (created by the element) while voltage drop means some else's voltage (created by an external source). So, in the first case, the element is active (a source) while in the second case, the element is passive (resistor, capacitor, inductor or something else).
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Grand Rapids, MI Profile. Grand Rapids, MI, population 193,710, is located in Michigan's Kent county, about 58.6 miles from Lansing and 93.4 miles from South Bend. Through the 90's Grand Rapids's population has grown by about 5%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Grand Rapids has declined by about 2%.