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matrix

matrix

23 6.0
A place where something develops or takes shape
  • noun
  • /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
translation icon : matriz
  • 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.

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Examples

  • The city is a vibrant matrix where culture and innovation constantly evolve.

  • So these things have always been there and in the matrix, they slow it down.

  • Especially knowing what life outside the matrix was like.

  • These are all part of the matrix of illusion.

  • So we're living in the matrix or we're living in a simulation.

  • We suggest that the following matrix of characteristics can be found in academically gifted students:

    Academic text (1996)
  • In the process, it produces and structures a matrix of perceptions framed as "tradition."

    Academic text (1990)
  • But you're constantly caught in a matrix of struggle and of oppression.

  • In our lives, the family serves as a matrix that shapes our values and beliefs.

  • This region provides a fertile matrix for diverse species to thrive.

Synonyms

The Matrix
vsmatrix
  • Literature
2 7.5

A complex controlled system that shapes what people see and think

is a general neutral place where things develop naturally

Compounds

7 3.5

A 1999 science fiction movie about people living in a hidden virtual world

The Matrix
  • Literature
2 7.5

A complex controlled system that shapes what people see and think

correlation matrix
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A table that shows how strongly each pair of variables is related

dot matrix
  • Specialized
1 4.4

A grid of dots that forms letters, numbers, or simple pictures

1 5.7

A printer that makes letters and pictures from small dots

matrix printer
  • Archaic
1 4.5

A machine that makes letters and pictures on paper using dots

matrix multiplication
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A way to multiply two tables of numbers to make a new table

diagonal matrix
  • Specialized
6.0

A square table of numbers that has numbers only from the top left to the bottom right and zeros elsewhere

active matrix screen
  • Specialized
5.1

A screen that uses a small electronic part for each tiny dot to make images sharper and faster

matrix addition
  • Specialized
4.4

Add the numbers in the same places of two matrices to make another matrix

matrix algebra
  • Specialized
6.1

The part of math that studies numbers in rows and columns and how to use them

matrix inversion
  • Specialized
8.6

To find a matrix that, when multiplied by the original, makes the identity matrix

matrix operation
  • Specialized
5.9

A calculation that uses matrices like adding or multiplying them

matrix transposition
  • Specialized
6.7

You switch the rows and columns of a matrix

identity matrix
  • Specialized
6.7

A square table of numbers with ones on the diagonal and zeros elsewhere that acts like one when multiplying matrices

nonsingular matrix
  • Specialized
8.0

A square table of numbers that you can undo by multiplying with another table

real matrix
  • Specialized
5.7

A table of numbers in rows and columns where each number is real

7.4

A screen used in old LCDs where rows and columns of wires control tiny dots and give lower picture quality

scalar matrix
  • Specialized
8.2

A square grid of numbers with the same values on the main diagonal and zeros elsewhere

SWOT matrix
  • Specialized
5.1

A chart that shows a business or project's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

singular matrix
  • Specialized
8.8

A square matrix with determinant zero that has no inverse

square matrix
  • Specialized
3.7

A table of numbers with the same number of rows and columns

unit matrix
  • Specialized
5.6

A square table of numbers with ones from the top left to the bottom right and zeros elsewhere

5.2

A machine that prints letters and numbers as small dots using thin wires that hit an ink ribbon

Surface Forms

matrix singular
matrices plural

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.