FIELD THEORY

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

(physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("field theory" is a kind of...):

theory (a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena)

Domain category:

natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)

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