matrix
- Noun. (context, now) The womb.
- Noun. (biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
- Noun. (biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
- Noun. (biology) Part of the mitochondrion.
- Noun. (biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
- Noun. (mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.
- Noun. (computing) A two-dimensional array.
- Noun. A table of data.
- Noun. (geology) A geological matrix, the outer material of a rock consisting of larger grains embedded in a material consisting of smaller ones.
- Noun. (archaeology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
- Noun. (analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.
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