matrix
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- noun
- /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
- Specialized
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matriz de la uña
- The movie comes across as one part Matrix (when it's in the future), one part Master and Commander (when it's in the 17th-18th century), and one part Avatar when futuristic persons visit a primitive world.
- nail matrix
Examples
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The growing adoption of social capabilities is enabling a richer understanding of customers and a faster overall development and deployment cycle for CRM, according to Nucleus Research's 2012 second-half Technology Value Matrix for CRM.
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The extract, called extracellular matrix, lays the framework that cells use to generate any given body part.
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Pilomatrixoma is a benign, usually asymptomatic neoplasm that arises from hair follicle matrix cells.
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The nail matrix is crucial for the growth of healthy nails.
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If the matrix is damaged, it can lead to nail abnormalities.
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The structure of the nail matrix determines the shape and thickness of the nail.
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word matrix comes from Latin matrix, meaning 'womb' or 'source', from mater 'mother'. The nail matrix is the small place where new nail cells grow, like a tiny 'womb' that builds the nail.