subfield
Branch within branch
A subfield is a specialized area within a broader field of study or activity: Her subfield is medieval French literature.
In mathematics, a subfield is a subset of a field that is itself a field under the same operations.
The term appears most often in academic contexts, where disciplines subdivide into increasingly narrow specializations.
Area of control
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- proficiencySkilled performance level
- masteryComplete skill or control
competence · niche · focus · concentration · area · specialty · expertise · sector
Trained self-control or specialty
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- sociologyStudy of human communities
psychology · economics · anthropology · linguistics · philosophy · mathematics · physics · chemistry
Science of categorical arrangement
- botanyScience of flora
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
anatomy · physiology · biochemistry · microbiology · immunology · virology · parasitology · epidemiology
Crop and soil science
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
- aquacultureFarming underwater organisms
agroforestry · soil science · entomology · irrigation · livestock · apiculture · floriculture · agroecology
domain
Area of control
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- proficiencySkilled performance level
mastery · competence · niche · focus · concentration · area · specialty · expertise · sector · branch
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- specializationConcentrated expertise in one field
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
sociology · psychology · economics · anthropology · linguistics · philosophy · mathematics · physics · chemistry · biology
taxonomy
Science of categorical arrangement
- botanyScience of flora
- ecologyStudy of environmental relations
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
morphology · anatomy · physiology · biochemistry · microbiology · immunology · virology · parasitology · epidemiology · pathology
agronomy
Crop and soil science
- horticultureCultivating plants systematically
- viticultureGrape-growing science
- silvicultureForest cultivation practice
aquaculture · agroforestry · soil science · entomology · irrigation · livestock · apiculture · floriculture · agroecology
- classificationsclassified, hierarchical, class, unclassified, categorical
- "Sub-" wordssubway, submarine, subtract, subject, suburb
- algebraic fieldscharacteristic
- MARCleader, tag, tags, fields, indicator
- areasarea, zone, region, sector, district