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Recent Examples of subfield
There’s a whole subfield of mathematics dedicated to this practice.
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Their background was in learning theory, a subfield of computer science that focuses on algorithms for statistical analysis.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
The recent wave of quantum thermodynamics that has become widely accepted as a subfield is very new.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
In fact, the economic analysis of fashion often falls into a broader subfield of economics called cultural economics, which looks at the relationship between culture and economic outcomes.
—Sofia Shchukina, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
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Umair Irfan, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Their background was in learning theory, a subfield of computer science that focuses on algorithms for statistical analysis.
—Ben Brubaker, WIRED, 22 Sep. 2024
The recent wave of quantum thermodynamics that has become widely accepted as a subfield is very new.
—Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
In fact, the economic analysis of fashion often falls into a broader subfield of economics called cultural economics, which looks at the relationship between culture and economic outcomes.
—Sofia Shchukina, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subfield
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The split would foster subspecialty development, research, and innovation in these historically underexplored areas while giving young doctors the opportunity to specialize in one or the other.Dr. Elizabeth Poynor, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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So, hepatology is a subspecialty under gastroenterology.5 Gastroenterology vs Hepatology Specialist appointments can be hard to find.Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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The agency's scope is huge: CMS oversees coverage for more than 155 million Americans, nearly half the population.Darius Tahir, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Expansion of Hotel Brands and Residential Offerings Hotel brands are expanding their scope to offer a more comprehensive range of experiences and services, from boutique, specialized stays to residential options.Roger Sands, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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The amplitudes take the form of fractions, with a numerator above a denominator.Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
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This suggests that our brain associates slower, more regular changes in amplitude with music and faster, irregular changes with speech.Andrew Chang, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2024
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As with Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard, the width and traffic speed of state roads in urban neighborhoods now frequently clash with local desires for street safety, quality transit service, and pedestrian comfort.David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
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That rim must have an internal width of at least 19 mm in order to accommodate both the sensor and the tire beads on either side of it.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
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So the market uptrend is certainly supported by long-term breadth measures.David Keller, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
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Is hiking across the breadth of England the best honeymoon possible?Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 21 Nov. 2024
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Health professions and related programs: $70,960 A version of this story originally published on Fortune.com on May 31, 2024.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
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Residents worked in various professions to help build and maintain the Palm Springs infrastructure: carpenters, plumbers, construction workers, maids, chefs, gardeners and others in domestic jobs.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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During an appearance on The Breakfast Club to promote his new Hulu documentary, The Honorable Shyne, Barrow detailed the extent of his dealings with Combs during and after his 10-year incarceration.Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Nov. 2024
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Despite those flaws — or heck, perhaps because of them, to some extent — over the past eight years, Sheridan has become a successful TV brand, on a par with Shonda Rhimes and Ryan Murphy.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Subfield.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subfield. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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