Definitions For Matrix

noun

• Mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
• The formative tissue at the base of a nail
• The body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
• (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
• An enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
• (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
• Something (such as a situation or a set of conditions) in which something else develops or forms
• Something shaped like a pattern of lines and spaces
• A container that can be filled with a material (such as very hot metal) to give the material a new shape