subfield

[ suhb-feeld ]

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a field that is a subset of a given field.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subfield¹

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + field

Example Sentences

This work, says Berger, launched the subfield of comparative genomics.

From MIT Technology Review

It wasn’t until the 1980s, Simberloff says, that it cohered into a subfield of scientists talking to each other and looking at invasions as a general phenomenon.

From Vox

We traditionally think of robots as being manufactured out of hard, rigid materials, but the subfield of soft robotics takes a different approach.

From Ars Technica

Known as the Langlands correspondence, the conjectured bridge offers hope of deepening our understanding of many subfields of mathematics.

From Quanta Magazine

They are each now their own fields, each of which has sprouted subfields.

From MIT Technology Review