Matrix

English

Alternative forms

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Etymology

From Template:Inh, Template:M, Template:M, from Template:Der, or from Template:Der, both ultimately from Template:M. Template:Doublet from Indo-European ancestor.

Slang usage coined with the 1999 sci-fi action film The Matrix.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
2. Template:Lb The womb.
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3. The metaphorical place where something is made, formed, or given birth.
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4. Template:Lb The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
5. Template:Lb An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
6. Template:Lb Part of the mitochondrion.
7. Template:Lb The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
8. A table of data.
9. Template:Lb 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.
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     The matrix describing the reflection at a plane mirror can be obtained by taking the matrix for reflection at a spherical reflector and letting the radius of the spherical mirror tend to infinity.

10. Template:Lb A two-dimensional array.
11. Template:Lb Template:Alt case form of; a controlled environment or situation in which people behave in ways that conform to pre-determined roles.
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12. Template:Lb A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.
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13. Template:Lb A geological matrix.
14. Template:Lb The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
15. Template:Lb The environment from which a given sample is taken.
16. Template:Senseid Template:Lb In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
17. Template:Lb In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.

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18. Template:Lb The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.
19. Template:Lb A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.

Synonyms

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Translations

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Czech

Etymology

Template:Der+.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. Template:Lb Template:L

Related terms

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Further reading

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Danish

Noun

1. Template:Lb matrix

Dutch

Etymology

Ultimately from Template:Der. Cognate with Template:M. Template:Etystub

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. Template:Lb Template:L Template:Gloss

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Latin

Etymology

From Template:Af, with Template:Glossary.

Pronunciation

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Noun

1. uterus, womb
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3. source, origin
4. list, register

Derived terms

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References

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Middle English

Noun

1. Template:Alt form

Polish

Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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Noun

1. Template:Lb Matrix Template:Gl

Etymology 2

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Noun

1. low-melting alloy of bismuth with lead (28–29%), tin (14–15%), and antimony (8.5–10.5%)

Noun

1. Template:Lb intercellular substance, Template:L Template:Gl

Further reading

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Portuguese

Noun

1. Matrix
   1. fictional machine system
   2. any illusory system