Matrix
noun
A grid made of rows and columns used to show or organize information.
In his algebra class, he learned how to add and subtract matrices.
Often appears as...
- identity matrix
- matrix algebra
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Academic
noun
Something within which something else takes form.
The painting's theme serves as a matrix for its different elements.
Often appears as...
- cultural matrix
- social matrix
noun
The natural environment in which a thing develops.
The lake serves as the matrix for many different types of wildlife.
Often appears as...
- ecological matrix
- biological matrix
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Academic
noun
A mold in which something is shaped or created.
The artisan used a matrix to shape the molten metal into a beautiful sculpture.
Often appears as...
- metal matrix
- mold matrix
noun
In geology, the fine-grained mass of material in which larger grains, crystals, or clasts are embedded.
The matrix of the rock was filled with small bits of quartz.
Often appears as...
- rock matrix
- sediment matrix
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Academic
noun
In computing, it is the representation of a complex structure or system.
The software uses a matrix to represent the relationships between different data points.
Often appears as...
- data matrix
- system matrix
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Technical
noun
A grid made of rows and columns used to show or organize information.
In his algebra class, he learned how to add and subtract matrices.
Often appears as...
- identity matrix
- matrix algebra
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Something within which something else takes form.
The painting's theme serves as a matrix for its different elements.
Often appears as...
- cultural matrix
- social matrix
noun
The natural environment in which a thing develops.
The lake serves as the matrix for many different types of wildlife.
Often appears as...
- ecological matrix
- biological matrix
Usage tips
Academic
noun
A mold in which something is shaped or created.
The artisan used a matrix to shape the molten metal into a beautiful sculpture.
Often appears as...
- metal matrix
- mold matrix
noun
In geology, the fine-grained mass of material in which larger grains, crystals, or clasts are embedded.
The matrix of the rock was filled with small bits of quartz.
Often appears as...
- rock matrix
- sediment matrix
Usage tips
Academic
noun
In computing, it is the representation of a complex structure or system.
The software uses a matrix to represent the relationships between different data points.
Often appears as...
- data matrix
- system matrix
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Academic Usage
Used in education, especially in math and science, to organize numbers or variables.
To solve the system, write it as a matrix.
Pro Tip 2/2Abstract Concept
Understanding a matrix involves abstract thinking and visualizing mathematical relationships.
Each number in the matrix relates to others in a pattern.
Pro Tip 1/2Academic Usage
Used in education, especially in math and science, to organize numbers or variables.
To solve the system, write it as a matrix.
Pro Tip 2/2Abstract Concept
Understanding a matrix involves abstract thinking and visualizing mathematical relationships.
Each number in the matrix relates to others in a pattern.
Pro Tip 1/2Academic Usage
Used in education, especially in math and science, to organize numbers or variables.
To solve the system, write it as a matrix.
Pro Tip 2/2Abstract Concept
Understanding a matrix involves abstract thinking and visualizing mathematical relationships.
Each number in the matrix relates to others in a pattern.
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The moral roots of...
edmund burke said the restraints on men as well as their liberties are to be reckoned among their rights this was after the chaos of the french revolution so once you see this once you see that liberals and conservatives both have something to contribute that they form a balance on on change versus stability then i think the way is open to step outside the moral matrix
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Understanding Simulated...
statistically you're in the simulator one not the real one yeah yeah exactly so how do you know and it would be very hard I mean some have suggested sort of like in the matrix look for glitches like real universes don't have glitches but computers can have them but I said that which is because uh presumably a fallible entity programs that it could
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Can a divided America...
everything's completely compelling that the other side -- they're troglodytes, they're racists, they're the worst people in the world, and you have all the facts to back that up. But somebody in the next house from yours is living in a different moral matrix. They live in a different video game, and they see a completely different set of facts.
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Comparing the carbon...
and a matrix as you see there to give star ratings an airline a which has been topped so far unsurprisingly has five stars and then we need to communicate the message and I'm excited to announce this bruno said thank you that we're launching at the end of next week as a beta with a kosher org one of the
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Working In Miniature PIPE...
matrix moment whether it's two Chipmunks leap into the air around each other shutter about a thousand frames a second and I've never seen anything like that in 25 years of wildlife filmmaking it's an incredible moment if you want to find out more take a look at our behind-the-scenes extra material
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Why haven’t we cured...
from any seemingly ordinary joint injury. Following impact, immune cells rush in to help clean and repair the damaged site and begin pumping out enzymes, including matrix metalloproteinases and aggrecanases. These enzymes clear out the damaged tissue and contribute to inflammation.
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What it takes to be a...
I want to share some of those with you now. In a 21st-century world, which is more global, digitally enabled and transparent, with faster speeds of information flow and innovation, and where nothing big gets done without some kind of a complex matrix,
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How to organize, add and...
and the second matrix goes next to it and translated up a bit, kind of like we are making a table. The product we get when we multiply the matrices together will go right between them. We'll also draw some gridlines to help us along.
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The dawn of the age of...
Now here's a as an engineer, I get really excited anytime I can reduce something to the matrix. From self-driving cars to smartphones to this holographic computer on my head, machines are becoming capable of understanding our world.
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The microbial jungles...
swimming through their liquid environment. The cells use rotating flagella to propel towards the surface of the rock, which they attach to with the help of sticky appendages. Then, they start producing an extracellular matrix
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The moral roots of...
edmund burke said the restraints on men as well as their liberties are to be reckoned among their rights this was after the chaos of the french revolution so once you see this once you see that liberals and conservatives both have something to contribute that they form a balance on on change versus stability then i think the way is open to step outside the moral matrix
Video examples
Understanding Simulated...
statistically you're in the simulator one not the real one yeah yeah exactly so how do you know and it would be very hard I mean some have suggested sort of like in the matrix look for glitches like real universes don't have glitches but computers can have them but I said that which is because uh presumably a fallible entity programs that it could
Video examples
Can a divided America...
everything's completely compelling that the other side -- they're troglodytes, they're racists, they're the worst people in the world, and you have all the facts to back that up. But somebody in the next house from yours is living in a different moral matrix. They live in a different video game, and they see a completely different set of facts.
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Comparing the carbon...
and a matrix as you see there to give star ratings an airline a which has been topped so far unsurprisingly has five stars and then we need to communicate the message and I'm excited to announce this bruno said thank you that we're launching at the end of next week as a beta with a kosher org one of the
Video examples
Working In Miniature PIPE...
matrix moment whether it's two Chipmunks leap into the air around each other shutter about a thousand frames a second and I've never seen anything like that in 25 years of wildlife filmmaking it's an incredible moment if you want to find out more take a look at our behind-the-scenes extra material
Video examples
Why haven’t we cured...
from any seemingly ordinary joint injury. Following impact, immune cells rush in to help clean and repair the damaged site and begin pumping out enzymes, including matrix metalloproteinases and aggrecanases. These enzymes clear out the damaged tissue and contribute to inflammation.
Video examples
What it takes to be a...
I want to share some of those with you now. In a 21st-century world, which is more global, digitally enabled and transparent, with faster speeds of information flow and innovation, and where nothing big gets done without some kind of a complex matrix,
Video examples
How to organize, add and...
and the second matrix goes next to it and translated up a bit, kind of like we are making a table. The product we get when we multiply the matrices together will go right between them. We'll also draw some gridlines to help us along.
Video examples
The dawn of the age of...
Now here's a as an engineer, I get really excited anytime I can reduce something to the matrix. From self-driving cars to smartphones to this holographic computer on my head, machines are becoming capable of understanding our world.
Video examples
The microbial jungles...
swimming through their liquid environment. The cells use rotating flagella to propel towards the surface of the rock, which they attach to with the help of sticky appendages. Then, they start producing an extracellular matrix
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Palmer Luckey
American Businessman
I don't think that VR is going to lead to humanity being enslaved in the matrix or letting the world crumble around us. I think it's going to end up being a great technology that brings closer people together, that allows for better communication, that reduces a lot of environmental waste that we're currently doing in the real world.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a car. Our body and spirit know deep down that human beings were not made for constant toil so subconsciously creates space through the mechanism of faffing.
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Edward Whitacre, Jr.
American Businessman
When I got to GM they were using a matrix method of management which means everybody has more than one boss. I first heard about that system many years ago. It's supposed to help with collaboration, but my assessment is that it's pretty hard to get geared for action that way.
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Janet Fitch
American Author
L.A. is such a real, active place. My mother was very into the core of the city. She worked in politics, and you have to know your territory. It's an active matrix; we're all parts of it, but people don't often stop to wonder what's going on.
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Nick Cannon
American Musician
I am always the first to say that fame and entertainment is one of the best and easiest occupations to ever have, but one must know how to navigate through the matrix or you may find yourself in a very dark hole.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
I make out a play list for every character and buy the records they would listen to; it helps me find their personas. What they play, where they stay, who they lay, is my matrix for character development.
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Larry Niven
American Writer
SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off.
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
There are only two types of people in the world. There are the people who understand that this is a matrix, and then there are the people who buy it lock, stock and barrel.
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Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Hungarian Scientist
Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
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Wayne McGregor
British Dancer
Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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Palmer Luckey
American Businessman
I don't think that VR is going to lead to humanity being enslaved in the matrix or letting the world crumble around us. I think it's going to end up being a great technology that brings closer people together, that allows for better communication, that reduces a lot of environmental waste that we're currently doing in the real world.
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Tom Hodgkinson
British Writer
Faffing is good. It is an important part of life. Faffing is when we disconnect from the matrix and idle for a while, like a car. Our body and spirit know deep down that human beings were not made for constant toil so subconsciously creates space through the mechanism of faffing.
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Edward Whitacre, Jr.
American Businessman
When I got to GM they were using a matrix method of management which means everybody has more than one boss. I first heard about that system many years ago. It's supposed to help with collaboration, but my assessment is that it's pretty hard to get geared for action that way.
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Janet Fitch
American Author
L.A. is such a real, active place. My mother was very into the core of the city. She worked in politics, and you have to know your territory. It's an active matrix; we're all parts of it, but people don't often stop to wonder what's going on.
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Nick Cannon
American Musician
I am always the first to say that fame and entertainment is one of the best and easiest occupations to ever have, but one must know how to navigate through the matrix or you may find yourself in a very dark hole.
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Irvine Welsh
Scottish Novelist
I make out a play list for every character and buy the records they would listen to; it helps me find their personas. What they play, where they stay, who they lay, is my matrix for character development.
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Larry Niven
American Writer
SF isn't a genre; SF is the matrix in which genres are embedded, and because the SF field is never going in any one direction at any one time, there is hardly a way to cut it off.
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RuPaul
American Entertainer
There are only two types of people in the world. There are the people who understand that this is a matrix, and then there are the people who buy it lock, stock and barrel.
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Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Hungarian Scientist
Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.
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Wayne McGregor
British Dancer
Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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