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domain
[doh-meyn]
noun
a field of action, thought, influence, etc..
the domain of science.
the territory governed by a single ruler or government; realm.
a realm or range of personal knowledge, responsibility, etc.
a region characterized by a specific feature, type of growth or wildlife, etc..
We entered the domain of the pine trees.
Law.land to which there is superior title and absolute ownership.
Biology.a taxonomic category of the highest rank, just above kingdom, grouping together all forms of life having certain fundamental characteristics in common: in the three-domain system of classification adopted by many biologists, separate domains are assigned to the archaea (Archaea), bacteria (Bacteria), and eukaryotes (Eukaryota).
Mathematics.
the set of values assigned to the independent variables of a function.
Computers.
a group of computers and devices on a network that are administered under the same protocol.
(on the internet) one or more computers or computer networks under the same administrative control, identified by a domain name or any of its discrete parts.
Physics.one of many regions of magnetic polarity within a ferromagnetic body, each consisting of a number of atoms having a common polarity, and collectively determining the magnetic properties of the body by their arrangement.
Crystallography.a connected region with uniform polarization in a twinned ferroelectric crystal.
domain
/ əˈɪ /
noun
land governed by a ruler or government
land owned by one person or family
a field or scope of knowledge or activity
a region having specific characteristics or containing certain types of plants or animals
a park or recreation reserve maintained by a public authority, often the government
law the absolute ownership and right to dispose of land See also demesne eminent domain
maths
the set of values of the independent variable of a function for which the functional value exists Compare range
the domain of sin x is all real numbers
any open set containing at least one point
logic another term for universe of discourse
domain of quantification
philosophy range of significance (esp in the phrase domain of definition )
Also called: magnetic domain.physics one of the regions in a ferromagnetic solid in which all the atoms have their magnetic moments aligned in the same direction
computing a group of computers, functioning and administered as a unit, that are identified by sharing the same domain name on the internet
Also called: superkingdom.biology the highest level of classification of living organisms. Three domains are recognized: Archaea (see archaean ), Bacteria (see bacteria ), and Eukarya (see eukaryote )
biochem a structurally compact portion of a protein molecule
domain
MathematicsThe set of all values that an independent variable of a function can have. In the function y = 2 x, the set of values that x (the independent variable) can have is the domain.
MathematicsCompare range
Computer ScienceA group of networked computers that share a common communications address.
BiologyA division of organisms that ranks above a kingdom in systems of classification that are based on shared similarities in DNA sequences rather than shared structural similarities. In these systems, there are three domains: the archaea, the bacteria, and the eukaryotes.
PhysicsA region in a ferromagnetic substance in which the substance is magnetized with the same polarization throughout.
Other Word Forms
- domanial adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of domain1
Word History and Origins
Origin of domain1
Example Sentences
The firm accepted it had an issue with companies avoiding its rules to deploy adverts without its knowledge, such as creating new domain names to replace banned ones.
Lyons has defended his comments saying the information was in the public domain, and had been confirmed by the local council.
Their confrontation takes place in the kitchen, that supposedly wifely domain.
However, what we've seen recently with his foray into government is a good example of the Dunning-Kruger effect: a cognitive bias in which people with limited competence in a particular domain overestimate their general abilities.
Initially, before AI exploded into our lives, AI developers scraped enormous quantities of content from the internet, arguing that it was in the public domain already and therefore freely available.
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