ordered field

noun

1. Mathematics. a field containing a subset of elements closed under addition and multiplication and having the property that every element in the field is either zero, in the subset, or has its additive inverse in the subset.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ordered field¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

In June 2020, a proceeds of crime hearing ordered Field to pay more than £146,000 to his victims' families - £123,111.26 to Mr Farquhar's family and £23,449.76 to the family of Miss Moore-Martin.

From BBC

Agency leaders have ordered field offices to re-arrest any illegal immigrant who’s committed a crime or tried to run, but investigators said there isn’t enough money to buy beds for all the offenders.

From Washington Times

Executives quickly ordered field workers to live in trailers at well sites, fearing they would gab in local bars and drive up land prices.

From Reuters

Judge Ahmed Refaat has ordered Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi -- who served for 20 years as Mubarak's defense minister before he became the head of the ruling military council in February -- to testify behind closed doors and under a complete news blackout to protect national security.

From Reuters

He ordered Field Marshal Günther von Kluge, his commander in the west, to launch an immediate counterattack against the American breakthrough force.

From Time Magazine Archive