domain has definitions from the fields of sociology,geography,mathematics
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[ noun ] a particular environment or walk of life

Examples

"his social sphere is limited" "it was a closed area of employment" "he's out of my orbit"

Used in print

(Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)

Even in domains where detailed and predictive understanding is still lacking , but where some explanations are possible , as with lightning and weather and earthquakes , the appropriate kind of human_action has been more adequately indicated .

There are many domains in which understanding has brought_about widespread and quite appropriate reduction in ritual and fear .

(J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)

In_addition , the size distribution obtained from visual and radar observations of meteors may be extrapolated to the micrometeorite domain .

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[ noun ] (geography) territory over which rule or control is exercised

Synonyms

land demesne

Examples

"his domain extended into Europe" "he made it the law of the land"

Used in print

(James A. Ibers et al., "Proton magnetic resonance...)

The particles appeared rough and undoubtedly the single crystal domains are smaller than this .

3
[ noun ] (mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

Related terms

range set

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[ noun ] (sociology) people in general; especially a distinctive group of people with some shared interest

Synonyms

world

Examples

"the Western world"

Related terms

class Grub_Street academia

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[ noun ] a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about

Synonyms

realm region

Examples

"it was a limited domain of discourse" "here we enter the region of opinion" "the realm of the occult"

Related terms

knowledge_domain

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