matrix
- noun
- /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
- We're born into a, a matrix, a web of relationships.
- cultural matrix
- conceptual matrix
- intellectual matrix
These are all part of the matrix of illusion.
- These are all part of the matrix of illusion.
- We're born into a, a matrix, a web of relationships.
- Spirit is providing the matrix in which all this can happen.
- It happens in the matrix of relationship.
- So these things have always been there and in the matrix, they slow it down.
- So we live within a matrix of other free beings like ourselves.
- Especially knowing what life outside the matrix was like.
- So could you explain a bit more what the food matrix is?
- But that that that theory in my mind proves the matrix is real.
- It's supposed to lead down the matrix pre agreed schedule.
- Is it the matrix fault or is it the parents fault?
Examples
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The city is a vibrant matrix where culture and innovation constantly evolve.
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So these things have always been there and in the matrix, they slow it down.
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Especially knowing what life outside the matrix was like.
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These are all part of the matrix of illusion.
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So we're living in the matrix or we're living in a simulation.
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We suggest that the following matrix of characteristics can be found in academically gifted students:
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In the process, it produces and structures a matrix of perceptions framed as "tradition."
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But you're constantly caught in a matrix of struggle and of oppression.
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In our lives, the family serves as a matrix that shapes our values and beliefs.
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This region provides a fertile matrix for diverse species to thrive.
Synonyms
A complex controlled system that shapes what people see and think
Compounds
- Specialized
A table that shows how strongly each pair of variables is related
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A square table of numbers that has numbers only from the top left to the bottom right and zeros elsewhere
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A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster
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Add the numbers in the same places of two matrices to make another matrix
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The part of math that studies numbers in rows and columns and how to use them
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To find a matrix that, when multiplied by the original, makes the identity matrix
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A square table of numbers with ones on the diagonal and zeros elsewhere that acts like one when multiplying matrices
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A square table of numbers that you can undo by multiplying with another table
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A screen used in old LCDs where rows and columns of wires control tiny dots and give lower picture quality
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A square grid of numbers with the same values on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere
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A chart that shows a business or project's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
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A square table of numbers with ones from the top left to the bottom right and zeros elsewhere
- Archaic
A machine that prints letters and numbers as small dots using thin wires that hit an ink ribbon
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word matrix comes from Latin matrix, meaning 'womb' or 'source', from mater 'mother'. So a cultural or social matrix is simply a place or background where ideas or things are born and grow.