A sterile field that has been likely touched by a contaminated object is:
a possible contaminated field
a questionable field
still a sterile field
a contaminated field
a contaminated field
Rationale: When the sterile field is breached by a contaminated object, the field is immediately declared contaminated and should be discarded.
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both neither less more