matrix

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin mātrix "dam" (breeding animal), later referring to the womb. From mater, meaning "mother".

[edit] Pronunciation

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• 1: enPR: māʹtrĭks; IPA: /ˈmeɪtɹɪks/; SAMPA: /"meItrIks/
• 2: enPR: măʹtrĭks; IPA: /ˈmætɹɪks/; SAMPA: /"m{trIks/

[edit] Noun

matrix (plural matrices or matrixes)

1. (obsolete) The womb. The concept of an enclosure is common to many of the other uses of matrix.
2. (biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
3. (biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
4. (biology) Part of the mitochondrion.
5. (biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
6. (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.
7. (computing) A two-dimensional array.
8. A table of data.
9. (geology) A geological matrix, the outer material of a rock consisting of larger grains embedded in a material consisting of smaller ones.
10. (archaeology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
11. (analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.

[edit] Synonyms

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

[edit] Derived terms

• extracellular matrix
• geological matrix
• matricial

[edit] Translations

[edit] Dutch

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /maːtrɪks/

[edit] Noun

matrix m. (plural: matrices, matrixen)

1. matrix (in mathematics)

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

mātrix (genitive mātrīcis); f, third declension

1. dam (non-human female animal kept for breeding)
2. list, register
3. source, origin
4. vocative singular of mātrix

[edit] Inflection

Third declension (3).