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Definitions of matrix
  1. noun
    the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
  2. noun
    an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
  3. noun
    (geology) a mass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
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  4. noun
    (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns; treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules
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  5. noun
    mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
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  6. noun
    the formative tissue at the base of a nail
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  • diagonal (mathematics) a set of entries in a square matrix running diagonally either from the upper left to lower right entry or running from the upper right to lower left entry
  • transpose a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
  • determinant a square matrix used to solve simultaneous equations
  • eigenvalue (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
  • groundmass (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
  • characteristic root of a square matrix (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant
  • correlation matrix a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets
  • diagonal matrix a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero
  • diagonalisation changing a square matrix to diagonal form (with all non-zero elements on the principal diagonal)
  • diagonalise transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
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