Field

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Field </dt>
A region of space within which each point has a definite value of a given physical or mathematical quantity has some definite value. </dd>
'One may speak of a gravitation field, magnetic field, electric field, pressure field, temperature field, etc. If the quantity specified at each point is a vector quantity, the field is said to be a vector field. </dd>

References

This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use