matrix
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- noun
- /ˈmeɪtrɪks/
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- And so those are islands of Obsidian crystal sitting in a matrix of Obsidian glass.
Examples
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Two hours later, Terri looked at the stringless violin in the block of plastic matrix and laughed.
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One of Miles's fossils is a Stegosaurus mounted in its matrix, priced at $375,000.
Academic text (1998) -
The fossil had been freed from its matrix by a recent rockslide.
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Water that is acidic dissolves the cement matrix that binds the aggregate in the concrete, causing the concrete to become weakened.
Academic text (1998) -
The gravel particles are nearly inconspicuous in the sand matrix, and the pure-sand fractions contain no marble (see Table II).
Academic text (2008) -
Soil erosion results in drastic modifications to the structure as well as the biological and chemical properties of the soil matrix, affecting its productive capacity and ability to sequester atmospheric CO2.
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The fossil had been freed from its matrix by a recent rockslide.
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Near the center were hundreds of brown dots mixed into the matrix.
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The remainder of the rock is a clay matrix with a heavy brown organic stain.
Synonyms
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Hard natural stone that you find on the ground or underground
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
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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'. In geology the matrix is the surrounding rock that holds fossils or gems, like the 'womb' that contains and protects them while they form.