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Word: Matrix
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (in the sense ‘womb’): from Latin, ‘breeding female’, later ‘womb’, from mater, matr- ‘mother’
ˈmeɪtrɪks
the cultural, social, or political environment in which something develops
Short Definition:environment in which something develops
Examples:- Oxbridge was the matrix of the ideology
a mass of fine-grained rock in which gems, crystals, or fossils are embedded
Short Definition:rock in which gems, crystals, etc. are embedded
Examples:- nodules of secondary limestone set in a matrix of porous dolomite
- such fossils will often be partly concealed by matrix
a mould in which something, such as a record or printing type, is cast or shaped
Short Definition:mould
Examples:- her two duets with Isobel Baillie were never issued and the matrices were destroyed
a rectangular array of quantities or expressions in rows and columns that is treated as a single entity and manipulated according to particular rules
Short Definition:mathematical table
Examples:- this formula applies for all square matrices
an organizational structure in which two or more lines of command, responsibility, or communication may run through the same individual
Short Definition:business structure
Examples:- matrix structures are said to foster greater flexibility
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