matrix
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of MATRIX
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technical
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something (such as a situation or a set of conditions) in which something else develops or forms
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the complex social matrix in which people live their lives
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something shaped like a pattern of lines and spaces
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The wires all crossed each other and formed a matrix.
3
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a container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new shape
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mold
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a matrix used for making knives
4
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rock in which something hard (such as a diamond or a fossil) has been formed
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pieces of light blue turquoise in a dark matrix
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the area on a human finger or toe from which the fingernail or toenail grows
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mathematics
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a set of numbers in which the numbers are listed in rows and columns and can be added or multiplied according to special rules
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see also dot matrix
