Definition of "subfield" [subfield]

• A subdivision of a field of study; a subdiscipline. (noun)
• Mathematics A field that is a subset of another field. (noun)

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• "I do research in computer science, in the formal semantics of programming languages, and it looks like my subfield is on the verge of a phase change -- I think that very soon paper proofs of theorems will stop being acceptable for publication; we will have to submit formal, machine-checked proofs."
• "Survey of computational scientists in the subfield of machine learning, sampling American academics registered at the top Machine Learning conference, students and professors."
• "Victoria did a study of one particular subfield: Machine Learning."