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sub·field

 (sŭb′fēld′)
n.
1. A subdivision of a field of study; a subdiscipline.
2. Mathematics A field that is a subset of another field.
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subfield

(ˈsʌbfiːld)
n
(Mathematics) maths a subring or subdivision of a (mathematical) field in abstract algebra. See also field15
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