Definition of Matrix

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(n.)
The womb.
  

(n.)
The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
  

(n.)
The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
  

(n.)
The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
  

(n.)
The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.
  

(n.)
Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything
  

(n.)
A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.
  

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matrix
\ma"trix\ (?), n.; pl. matrices (#). [l., fr. mater mother. see mother, and cf. matrice.]
1. (anat.) the womb. all that openeth the matrix is mine. xxxiv. 19.
2. hence, that which gives form or origin to anything; as: (a) (mech.) the cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type. (b) (min.) the earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue. (c) pl. (dyeing) the five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
3. (biol.) the lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
4. (math.) a rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. the symbols may express quantities or operations.
matrix
n
1. a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns
2. an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the latin for womb)
3. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn: intercellular substance, ground substance]


4. the formative tissue at the base of a nail
5. mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface

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 real matrix 
 wire matrix printer 
 cooccurrence matrix 
 identity matrix 
 matrix printer 
 unit matrix 
 dot matrix printer 
 dot matrix 

That which contains and gives shape or form to anything.

Llestr = n. a vessel; a matrix

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Noun
1. a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns
(hypernym) array
(hyponym) correlation matrix
2. an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
(hypernym) enclosure, natural enclosure
3. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
(synonym) intercellular substance, ground substance
(hypernym) body substance
(part-holonym) bone, os
4. the formative tissue at the base of a nail
(hypernym) animal tissue
(part-holonym) nail
5. mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
(hypernym) mold, mould, cast

A planning tool for displaying the relationships among various data sets.

The principal phase in microstructure in which another constituent, such as graphite, is embedded or enclosed.

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Develops, manufactures and markets site-specific treatments for cancer and dermatological diseases.

Matrix Service Company
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Holding company with subsidiaries which provide on-site maintenance and construction services for petroleum refining and storage facilities and water storage tanks and systems for the municipal and private industry sector.

Matrix Bancorp, Inc
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Holding company subsidiaries which purchase and sell residential mortgage loans and residential mortgage servicing rights; Offer brokerage, consulting and analytical services to other financial service companies and institutions; Service residential mortgage portfolios for investors; Originate residential mortgages; And provide real

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The fine Material ( generally <2mm) forming a continuous phase and enclosing coarser material and/or pores.

The fine Material ( generally <2mm) forming a continuous phase and enclosing coarser material and/or pores.

—The smaller grainsize material, typically a cementing agent within a soil or rock in which larger particles are embedded.

A many-DIMENSIONal arrangement of numbers suitable to various transformations which form the basis of matrix algebra. A one-dimensional matrix is called a scalar. Most frequent are two-dimensional, n-by-m, matrices which might contain the coefficients (see parameter ) of a set of linear equations or specify a mapping from an n-dimensional to an m-dimensional vector space (see hyperspace ). (Krippendorff )

That portion of the mold which surrounds the tire transferring heat to the uncured rubber and forming the tread pattern.

This often refers to a 2-dimensional array of CCD elements.

the continuous phase in a composite or two-phase alloy microstructure in which a second phase is dispersed.

n. [FidoNet] 1. What the Opus BBS software and sysops call FidoNet. 2. Fanciful term for a cyberspace expected to emerge from current networking experiments (see the network). The name of the rather good 1999 cypherpunk movie "The Matrix" played on this sense, which however had been established for years before. 3. The totality of present-day computer networks (popularized in this sense by John Quarterman; rare outside academic literature).

(1) A two-dimensional array; that is, an array of rows and columns.

(2) The background area of color display.

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(1) Solid framework of a porous material or system. (2) The material in which an environmental sample is embedded or contained, whether it is soil, water, dried biomass, or other substance.

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Intracellular substance of a tissue or the tissue from which a structure develops