matrix
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- noun
- /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
- Specialized
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matriz
- We bring the etching platform over here and I etch in the matrix number by hand, which is very small and very difficult.
Examples
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The printer uses a special matrix that creates letters by forming tiny holes in the paper.
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They carefully set the matrix to shape the vinyl records in the studio.
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The mold that held the matrix was the real key to mass production, and it was far more complicated than the familiar spherical bullet mold.
Academic text (2005) -
Responses were audio recorded, phonetically transcribed, and plotted on the consonant error matrix.
Academic text (2013) -
Dot matrix printers such as Apple ImageWriter II, IBM ProPrinter, or Tandy DMP could also be used.
Academic text (1991) -
Having filed a patent application on the ant bait matrix, the scientists are currently working with Ligia Hernandez, product development manager for Waterbury Co., Inc., Independence, Louisiana, which has applied for a license for its manufacture.
Academic text (2003) -
The second type of modification (performed by the earmold maker) consisted of applying wax buildup to the impression with a hot wax knife before the impression was invested in the matrix material from which the earmold was cast.
Academic text (1990) -
Before starting the production, the technician inspected the matrix for any imperfections.
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'. A manufacturing matrix is a mold or form that gives shape to copies, like a 'mother' shape that produces many identical items.