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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Swarm intelligence is a subfield of AI that draws inspiration from the collective behavior of social insects, such as ants, bees and termites.
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Thomas Caldwell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The feature uses on-device machine learning, a subfield of AI, to detect scam texts including fraudulent package delivery texts and job scam texts.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The drillers pulled up hundreds of cylinders of ice, which turned out to contain a wealth of information about the climate and helped make ice drilling a scientific subfield.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022
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Thomas Caldwell, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
The feature uses on-device machine learning, a subfield of AI, to detect scam texts including fraudulent package delivery texts and job scam texts.
—Jibin Joseph, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
The drillers pulled up hundreds of cylinders of ice, which turned out to contain a wealth of information about the climate and helped make ice drilling a scientific subfield.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
Today quantum information science is among the most vibrant subfields in all of physics.
—Daniel Garisto, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2022
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subfield. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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