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Subfield vs Subdivision - What's the difference?

subfield | subdivision |

As nouns the difference between subfield and subdivision

is that subfield is a smaller, more specialized area of study or occupation within a larger one while subdivision is a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something.

subfield

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A smaller, more specialized area of study or occupation within a larger one
  • (algebra) A subring of a field, containing the multiplicative identity and closed under inversion.

    • subdivision

    English

    Noun

  • (countable, uncountable) a division into smaller pieces of something that has already been divided; to separate something
    • Subdivide the sentence into pieces and understand it a bit at a time.
  • (countable) such a piece that has been divided
    • Work on one subdivision at a time.
  • (countable) a parcel of land that has been divided into lots
  • (countable) a group of houses created by the same builder or in the same general area
    • They're putting in a new subdivision out past Black Ranch Road.

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