Definitions of domains
British English : domain A domain is a particular field of thought, activity, or interest, especially one over which someone has control, influence, or rights. NOUN...the great experimenters in the domain of art.
noun
- land governed by a ruler or government
- land owned by one person or family
- a field or scope of knowledge or activity
- a region having specific characteristics or containing certain types of plants or animals
- (Australian & New Zealand ) a park or recreation reserve maintained by a public authority, often the government
- (law ) the absolute ownership and right to dispose of land See also demesne , eminent domain
- (mathematics ) the set of values of the independent variable of a function for which the functional value exists ⇒ the domain of sin x is all real numbers Compare range (sense 8a) any open set containing at least one point
- the set of values of the independent variable of a function for which the functional value exists ⇒ the domain of sin x is all real numbers Compare range (sense 8a)
- any open set containing at least one point
- (logic ) another term for universe of discourse ⇒ domain of quantification
- (philosophy ) range of significance (esp in the phrase domain of definition)
- Also called : magnetic domain (physics ) one of the regions in a ferromagnetic solid in which all the atoms have their magnetic moments aligned in the same direction
- (computing ) a group of computers, functioning and administered as a unit, that are identified by sharing the same domain name on the internet
- Also called : superkingdom (biology ) the highest level of classification of living organisms. Three domains are recognized: Archaea (see archaean), Bacteria (see bacteria), and Eukarya (see eukaryote)
- (biochemistry ) a structurally compact portion of a protein molecule
- the set of values of the independent variable of a function for which the functional value exists ⇒ the domain of sin x is all real numbers Compare range (sense 8a)
- any open set containing at least one point