Field
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Field or fields may refer to:
- Field (agriculture), an area of land used to cultivate crops for agricultural purposes
- Field of study, a branch of knowledge
- Playing field, in sports, the area in which the sport is played
- Visual field or field of view, the area visible from a point of view (it can be a camera or an eye)
- Depth of field, in photography, the distance in front of and beyond the subject that appears to be in focus
[edit] Science and mathematics
- Field (mathematics), an algebraic system with well-behaved addition, multiplication, and division
- Scalar field, a mapping of scalar values to points in a space
- Vector field, a mapping of vector values to points in a space
- Tensor field, a mapping of tensor values to points in a space
- Field (physics), the presence of a quantity at every point of space
- Field (geography), with a definition similar to that of physics but in a different context and using unique models and methods
- Field (computer science), a smaller piece of data from a larger collection (e.g., database fields)
- Field of sets, a mathematical structure of sets in an abstract space
- Field winding or Field magnet, the stator of an electric motor
[edit] Sociology and politics
- Field (Bourdieu), a sociological term coined by Pierre Bourdieu to describe the system of objective relations constituted by various species of capital
- Field Department, the division of political campaigns tasked with organizing local volunteers and directly contacting voters
[edit] Other technical uses
- Field (video), one half of a frame in an interlaced display
- Field (heraldry), the background of a shield
- In flag terminology, the background of a flag
[edit] Persons
- Field
- Hartry Field, (b. 1946), a philosopher working at New York University
- John Field (composer), an Irish classical music composer
- Joshua Field (engineer), British civil engineer
- Todd Field, American film director
- The Field (musician), a.k.a. Axel Willner, a Swedish electronic musician
- Fields
- John Charles Fields, a Canadian mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal
- Totie Fields, an American comedian
- W.C. Fields, an American comedian
[edit] Place names
- Field, British Columbia, Canada
- Fields, Indiana, United States
- Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
[edit] Objects
- Field (sculpture), a sculpture by Anthony Gormley
- Murray Field Airport
[edit] Brand names
- Fields (department store), a chain of discount department stores operating in the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia
- Field's, a shopping centre in Denmark
- Field and Stream, a US magazine featuring hunting, fishing, and other outdoor activities
- Field Records, a record label
- Fields (band), an indie rock band