subfield
noun
sub·field
ˈsəb-ˌfēld 
1
: a subset of a mathematical field that is itself a field
2
: a subdivision of a field (as of study)
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In the summer of 2023, at the end of his third year of graduate school at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ilango was growing increasingly interested in an arcane subfield of complexity theory called proof complexity.
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Soft robotics, a subfield of robotics that says robots can be squishy, focuses on constructing robots from highly flexible, deformable materials and systems.
—New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2026
The second is that biology has many highly specialized subfields, each with its own techniques and jargon.
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Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026
Soft robotics, a subfield of robotics that says robots can be squishy, focuses on constructing robots from highly flexible, deformable materials and systems.
—New Atlas, 22 Apr. 2026
The second is that biology has many highly specialized subfields, each with its own techniques and jargon.
—ArsTechnica, 16 Apr. 2026
Famous speeches delivered at the congress have gone on to redefine entire subfields of math.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subfield. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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