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==Etymology==
alteration of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from [[Latin]] dominium, from dominus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
1 a : complete and [[absolute]] ownership of [[land]] — compare eminent domain
:b : land so owned
2 : a territory over which dominion is exercised
3 : a region distinctively marked by some [[physical]] feature <the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes>
4 : a [[sphere]] of [[knowledge]], [[influence]], or activity <the domain of [[art]]>
5 : the set of elements to which a [[mathematical]] or [[logical]] variable is limited; specifically : the set on which a function is defined
6 : any of the small [[randomly]] oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance
7 : integral domain
8 : the highest [[taxonomic]] category in [[biological]] [[classification]] ranking above the kingdom
9 : any of the three-[[dimensional]] subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its [[linear]] peptide chain and that [[together]] make up its tertiary [[structure]]
10 : a subdivision of the [[Internet]] consisting of computers or sites usually with a common [[purpose]] (as providing commercial [[information]]) and denoted in Internet addresses by a [[unique]] abbreviation (as com or gov); also : domain name
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Etymology==
alteration of [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] demayne, from Anglo-French demeine, from [[Latin]] dominium, from dominus
*Date: [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/15th_Century 15th century]
==Definitions==
1 a : complete and [[absolute]] ownership of [[land]] — compare eminent domain
:b : land so owned
2 : a territory over which dominion is exercised
3 : a region distinctively marked by some [[physical]] feature <the domain of rushing streams, tall trees, and lakes>
4 : a [[sphere]] of [[knowledge]], [[influence]], or activity <the domain of [[art]]>
5 : the set of elements to which a [[mathematical]] or [[logical]] variable is limited; specifically : the set on which a function is defined
6 : any of the small [[randomly]] oriented regions of uniform magnetization in a ferromagnetic substance
7 : integral domain
8 : the highest [[taxonomic]] category in [[biological]] [[classification]] ranking above the kingdom
9 : any of the three-[[dimensional]] subunits of a protein that are formed by the folding of its [[linear]] peptide chain and that [[together]] make up its tertiary [[structure]]
10 : a subdivision of the [[Internet]] consisting of computers or sites usually with a common [[purpose]] (as providing commercial [[information]]) and denoted in Internet addresses by a [[unique]] abbreviation (as com or gov); also : domain name
[[Category: General Reference]]
