Matrix | Mean of matrix in English Dictionary
/ˈmeɪtrɪks/
- Noun
- something (such as a situation or a set of conditions) in which something else develops or forms
- the complex social matrix in which people live their lives
- something shaped like a pattern of lines and spaces
- The wires all crossed each other and formed a matrix.
- a container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new shape
- a matrix used for making knives
- rock in which something hard (such as a diamond or a fossil) has been formed
- pieces of light blue turquoise in a dark matrix
- the area on a human finger or toe from which the fingernail or toenail grows
- a set of numbers in which the numbers are listed in rows and columns and can be added or multiplied according to special rules
