Subject Matter

Subject matter, in general, is anything which can be content for some theory.

Subject matter may refer to:

  • Patentable subject matter (or statutory subject matter), defining whether patent protection is available
  • Subject-matter jurisdiction, determining the kinds of claims or disputes over which a court has jurisdiction
  • Subject-matter expert, an expert in a particular area
  • Subject matter expert Turing test, a variation of the Turing test where a computer system attempts to replicate an expert in a given field

Famous quotes containing the words subject and/or matter:

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    “War is too important a matter to be left to the military.”
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