Field

[feeld]

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

Science and mathematics

Electric Field, the effect of electric charged objects on surrounding space.
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

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
Sexual field, a term that describes systems of objective relations within collective sexual life.

Field

Cyrus West Field (American businessman and financier), responsible for the first Transatlantic Cable
David Dudley Field II (America lawyer), constructed the foundation for the codification of present day common law
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
Marshal Field, Founder of Marshall Field and Company
Sally Field, American actress
Todd Field, American film director
The Field (musician), a.k.a. Axel Willner, a Swedish electronic musicianFields
John Charles Fields, a Canadian and founder of the Fields Medal
Totie Fields, an American comedian
W.C. Fields, an American comedian
John Fields, an American music producer/songwriter

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