Meaning

A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization..

Definitions by Sense

1. A geographic area owned or controlled by a single person or organization.
2. A field or sphere of activity, influence or expertise.
3. A group of related items, topics, or subjects.
4. (mathematics, set theory) The set of input (argument) values for which a function is defined.
5. (mathematics) A ring with no zero divisors; that is, in which no product of nonzero elements is zero.
6. (mathematics, topology, mathematical analysis) An open and connected set in some topology. For example, the interval (0,1) as a subset of the real numbers.
7. (computing, Internet) Any DNS domain name, particularly one which has been delegated and has become representative of the delegated domain name and its subdomains.
8. (computing, Internet) A collection of DNS or DNS-like domain names consisting of a delegated domain name and all its subdomains.

Example Sentences

The king ruled his domain harshly.

Bears and other ferocious beasts resented man's intrusion into their domain; so, too, did the Blackfoot Indians and other tribes, whose savage hostility was a constant menace to the lives of the toiling engineers.

Farmers account for just 1.5% of the British population, but the size of their domain – 71% of the country’s surface area is classified as farmland – has given them power over the public imagination.

A blinded hermit in oblivion, disgraced Like Odysseus lost in Poseidon's endless domain In a realm devoid ov solace, I roam

Dealing with complaints isn't really my domain: get in touch with customer services.

His domain is English history.

When examining studies that assess independent living and social skills—key areas of focus in adulthood for individuals with ASD—it is observed that most research evaluates only one of these domains, either activities of daily living or social functioning.

Some of the most beautiful and thus appealing physical theories, including quantum electrodynamics and quantum gravity, have been dogged for decades by infinities that erupt when theorists try to prod their calculations into new domains. Getting rid of these nagging infinities has probably occupied far more effort than was spent in originating the theories.

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