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{{wiktionary|field}} '''Field''' may refer to: {{TOC right}} ==Expanses of open ground== * [[Field (agriculture)]], an area of land used for agricultural purposes * Airfield, an [[aerodrome]] that lacks the infrastructure of an airport * [[Battlefield]] * [[Lawn]], an area of mowed grass * [[Meadow]], a grassland that is either natural or allowed to grow unmowed and ungrazed * [[Playing field]], used for sports or games ==Arts and media== * In decorative art, the main area of a decorated zone, often contained within a border, often the background for [[Motif (visual arts)|motif]]s ** [[Field (heraldry)]], the background of a shield ** In [[flag terminology]], the background of a flag * [[Field (magazine)|''FIELD'' (magazine)]], a literary magazine published by Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio * [[Field (sculpture)|''Field'' (sculpture)]], by Anthony Gormley ==Organizations== * [[Field department]], the division of a political campaign tasked with organizing local volunteers and directly contacting voters * [[Field Enterprises]], a defunct private holding company ** [[Field Communications]], a division of Field Enterprises * [[Field Museum of Natural History]], in Chicago ==People== * [[Field (surname)]] * [[Field Cate]] (born 1997), American child actor ==Places== * [[Field, British Columbia]], Canada * [[Field, Kentucky]], United States * [[Field, Minneapolis]], Minnesota, United States * [[Field, Ontario]], Canada * [[Field, Staffordshire]], England, United Kingdom * [[Field, South Australia]] * [[Field Hill]], British Columbia, Canada * [[Field Island]], Nunavut, Canada * [[Mount Field (disambiguation)]], mountains in Canada, the United States, Australia and Antarctica ==Science, technology, and mathematics== ===Biology=== * [[Morphogenetic field]], a discrete region of cells in an embryo ===Computing=== * [[Field (computer science)]], a smaller piece of data from a larger collection (e.g., database fields) * [[Column (database)]], sometimes referred to as 'field', with various meanings * [[Field-programmability]], an electronic device's capability of being reprogrammed with new logic ===Geology=== * [[Field (mineral deposit)]], a mineral deposit containing valuable resources in a cost-competitive concentration * [[Polje]] or karst field, a characteristic landform in karst topography ===Mathematics=== * [[Field (mathematics)]], type of algebraic structure ** [[Number field]], specific type of the above algebraic structure * [[Scalar field]], assignment of a scalar to each point in a mathematical space * [[Spinor field]], assignment of a spinor to each point in a mathematical space * [[Tensor field]], assignment of a tensor to each point in a mathematical space * [[Vector field]], assignment of a vector to each point in a mathematical space * [[Field of sets]], a mathematical structure of sets in an abstract space * Field of a [[Domain of a relation|binary relation]], union of its domain and its range ===Optics=== * [[Field of view]], the area of a view imaged by a lens ** [[Visual field]], the part of the field of view which can be perceived by the eye's retina ** [[Depth of field]], <!-- in photography, --> the distance from before to beyond the subject that appears to be in focus (and likewise, field, in the context of depth, is the portion of a scene for which objects within its range are or would be in focus) ===Physics=== * [[Field (physics)]], a mathematical construct for analysis of remote effects ** [[Electric field]], term in physics to describe the energy that surrounds electrically charged particles ** [[Magnetic field]], force produced by moving electric charges ** [[Electromagnetic field]], combination of an electric field and magnetic field ** [[Gravitational field]], a representation of the combined effects of remote masses on a test particle at each point ===Sociology=== * [[Field (Bourdieu)]], a sociological term coined by Pierre Bourdieu to describe the system of objective relations constituted by various species of capital * [[Sexual field]], the systems of objective relations within collective sexual life ===Other uses in science and technology=== * [[Field (geography)]], a spatially dependent variable * [[Field (video)]], one half of a frame in an interlaced display * [[Field coil]], of an electric motor or generator * [[Field experiment]] * [[Field magnet]], a magnet used to produce a magnetic field * [[Field research]] or fieldwork, the collection of information outside a laboratory, library or workplace setting * Field of [[heliostat]]s, an assembly of heliostats acting together ==Other uses== * [[Field of study]], a subdivision of an academic discipline * [[Field of use]], permissible operation by the licensee of a patent * [[Track and field]], a group of sports ==See also== * [[The Field (disambiguation)]] * [[Fields (disambiguation)]] * [[The Fields (disambiguation)]] * [[Fielding (disambiguation)]] * [[Feeld]], a location-based social discovery service application for iOS and Android * [[Feild]], surname * {{look from}} * {{in title}} {{disambiguation|geo}}
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