matrix
- noun
- /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
- Specialized
- So let's call this matrix A and this matrix B.
- correlation matrix
- covariance matrix
- diagonal matrix
So, so you're breaking a matrix into simple pieces.
- So, so you're breaking a matrix into simple pieces.
- So A is a matrix and X&B; are vectors.
Examples
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The codes were then entered into a matrix to provide a visual pattern of codes over time.
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Table 4 below gives the correlation matrix of items related to financial difficulty.
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So next space for this same matrix is the row space.
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So then every column in this matrix will be a topic.
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And so at that point you've got the complete matrix system in place.
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For further discussion, a cross-tabulation analysis was run for the matrix of year by sex by institution.
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As a reference, we include a correlation matrix for ages five and 10 in Appendices A and B.
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Table 3 displays the correlation matrix of PORGI, IS, and Age.
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Table 21 displays the inter-correlation matrix for the Freshman Orientation Survey scales.
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In mathematics class, we learned how to perform operations on a matrix of numbers.
Compounds
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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
How Complex
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word matrix comes from Latin matrix, meaning 'womb' or 'source', from mater 'mother'. A mathematical matrix can be seen as a 'mother' box that holds numbers in rows and columns and helps produce new results when we work with it, which is why we use that name.