Area Definition

As with many terms, The term area has several meanings depending on the context in which it is used..

In a very general and recurring context, an area is called that space of land included between certain pre-established limits.

On the other hand, For geometry, an area will be the extension or surface included within a two-dimensional figure, which will be expressed in units of measurement called surface..

In another area, totally different, such as that of the biogeography, area will be called that specific geographical area in which it is recorded or characterized by the presence of a certain species.

Also, in the field of linguistics, the term area has a special participation, known as linguistic area, since it is used to name that group of different languages ​​that over time and as a consequence of geographical proximity acquired some similarities in terms of their grammatical or phonetic systems. In this case it is not necessary or of vital importance for it to occur, that the aforementioned languages ​​that belong to a linguistic area have some kind of genetic relationship with each other, what is more, they can have very distant relationships.

Another context in which the term area is widely used is that of sportespecially in soccer, since this is the name given to that area previously marked and delimited that is located a few meters from the arch and in which, in the case of football that we mentioned, it is the most sensitive area of ​​all since, for example, if a foul is committed on the opponent there, it will be severely punished and as appropriate and according to the seriousness of the mentioned, can give way to a free kick at the gates of the rival area or materialize in a penalty.

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