Matrix

Quick meaning: Matrix is a noun meaning The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.

Meaning

The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.

More Meanings

1. (now rare) The womb.
2. The metaphorical place where something is made, formed, or given birth.
3. (biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
4. (biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
5. (biology) Part of the mitochondrion.
6. (biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
7. A table of data.

Example Sentences

upon conception the inward orifice of the matrix exactly closeth, so that it commonly admitteth nothing after […]

Theorem (7.5.2) then says that every positive semidefinite matrix is a convex combination of matrices that lie on extreme rays.

Check that the #92;mathcal#123;A#125;(#92;mathcal#123;D#125;)² in the example is itself the adjacency matrix of the indicated digraph:

In very rare cases, when the matrix just goes on pegging away automatically, the doctor can take advantage of that and ease out the second brat who then can be considered to be, say, three minutes younger […]

Word Forms

• matrices
• matrixes
• matrice

Synonyms for matrix

Depending on context, synonyms include array, table, grid, spreadsheet.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include schema, raster, rubric, chart, schedule, synopsis.

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