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Definition & Meaning of "domain"in English

Domain
01

a territory or area under the control or authority of a ruler or government

Examples
The castle stood at the heart of the king 's domain.
02

the last characters of a website's address such as '.com', '.org', etc.

Examples
The website 's domain is crucial for establishing its online identity and presence.
03

the highest rank in the biological classification system, above the kingdom, grouping organisms by molecular and structural traits

Examples
Bacteria and Archaea are two of the three recognized domains of life.
04

a particular area of activity, influence, or experience

Examples
Politics was never her domain.
05

the scope or range of knowledge, interest, or expertise in a particular field

Examples
Quantum mechanics lies outside my domain of study.
06

a group of people united by shared interests or characteristics

Examples
The artistic domain welcomed the new movement with enthusiasm.
07

the set of all possible input values for which a given function is defined

Examples
To find the domain of a rational function, exclude any values that make the denominator zero.
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