matrix


Definition: Meaning of, matrix in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈmeɪtrɪks /

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matrix matrices, matrixes
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  1. an arrangement of numbers, letters, or signs in rows and COLUMN s that you consider to be one amount, and that you use in solving mathematical problems
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  2. a situation from which a person or society can grow and develop
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  3. a living part in which something is formed or develops, such as the substance from which your FINGERNAIL s grow
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  4. a MOULD (= hollow container) into which melted metal, plastic, etc is poured to form a shape
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  5. the rock in which hard stones or jewels have formed
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matrix used in phrases

  • Jacobian matrix (noun)
    1. the matrix of all first order partial derivatives of a vector valued function
  • active matrix screen (noun)
    1. a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers; there is a separate circuit for each pixel
  • characteristic root of a square matrix (noun)
    1. mathematics any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
  • correlation matrix (noun)
    1. statistics a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets
  • diagonal matrix (noun)
    1. a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero
  • dot matrix (noun)
    1. a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed
  • dot matrix printer (noun)
    1. a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix
  • dot-matrix printer (noun)
    1. a machine connected to a computer that prints letters, numbers etc using many small DOT s
  • eigenvalue of a matrix (noun)
    1. mathematics any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
  • eigenvalue of a square matrix (noun)
    1. mathematics any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
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