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subfield

American

[suhb-feeld] / ˈsʌbˌfild /

noun

Mathematics.

a field that is a subset of a given field.

Etymology

Origin of subfield

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + field

Example Sentences

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The public relations industry has a related subfield called “crisis communications”—the art of preparing for, and reacting to, adverse publicity.

From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024

Computer vision is a subfield of AI that deals with the ability of computers to interpret and analyze visual data from the world.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2024

One subfield of applied linguistics is language acquisition theory, which focuses on the ways in which people learn language.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

These insights about brown dwarf atmospheres have led to a new subfield: exometeorology.

From Scientific American • Aug. 16, 2021

I suffer the daily experience of being baffled by articles in my field, my subfield, even my sub-sub-subfield.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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