domain
domain definition
do·main (dō mān′, də-)
noun
- territory under one government or ruler; dominion
- land belonging to one person; estate
- supreme ownership
- field or sphere of activity or influence the domain of science
- Comput. domain name
- Math.
- the set of those values of an independent variable which exist for a given function
- the set of all integers, or a set of elements which can be combined in the same way as the integers
- Physics a region in a ferromagnetic material within which the atoms are magnetically aligned: alignment of these regions results in the material being magnetized
Etymology: ME domein < MFr domaine < L dominium, right of ownership, dominion < dominus, a lord: see dominate
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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