MATRIX

matrix

(noun) mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface

matrix

(noun) the formative tissue at the base of a nail

matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance

(noun) the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded

matrix

(noun) (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules

matrix

(noun) an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)

matrix

(noun) (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

matrix (plural matrices or matrixes)

(now rare) The womb.

(biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.

(biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.

(biology) Part of the mitochondrion.

(biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.

(mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.

(computing) A two-dimensional array.

(electronics) A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.

A table of data.

(geology) A geological matrix.

(archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.

(analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.

(printing, historical) In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.

(printing, historical) In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.

Synonym: printing form

The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.

(dyeing) The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.

(material science) A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.

Synonyms

• (mathematics): array, table

• (table of data): array, grid, spreadsheet, table

• (computing): array

Hyponyms

• active matrix

• adjacency matrix

• biomatrix

• Cabibbo-Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix

• Cartan matrix

• CKM matrix

• diagonal matrix

• dot matrix

• eigenmatrix

• extracellular matrix

• geological matrix

• germinal matrix

• Hankel matrix

• Hermitian matrix

• Hessian matrix

• identity matrix

• incidence matrix

• inverse matrix

• invertible matrix

• Jacobian matrix

• Jordan matrix

• mitochondrial matrix

• nuclear matrix

• passive matrix

• Pauli matrix

• polymatrix

• right stochastic matrix

• singular matrix

• square matrix

• stochastic matrix

• symmetric matrix

• territorial matrix

• Toeplitz matrix

• transfer matrix

• transition matrix

• Tutte matrix

• unit matrix

• unitary matrix

• zero matrix

Etymology

Proper noun

Matrix

(science fiction) A simulated reality created by sentient machines to subdue humans.

(figurative) A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory to humans.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ma"trix, n.; pl. Matrices. Etym: [L., fr. mater mother. See Mother, and cf. Matrice.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: The womb. All that openeth the matrix is mine. Ex. 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)

Definition: The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.

3. (Biol.)

Definition: The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.

4. (Math.)

Definition: A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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