matrix

UK
/ˈmeɪtrɪks/
US
/ˈmeɪtrɪks/

Translations

matrixnoun
matrices
pl
UK
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US
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The matrix was used to solve the system of linear equations.
La matrice a été utilisée pour résoudre le système d’équations linéaires.
milieuAu sens figuré : environnement de développement.
The city served as a matrix for cultural and artistic development.
La ville a servi de milieu au développement culturel et artistique.
matrice mitochondrialeEn biologie cellulaire.
Calcium ions accumulate in the mitochondrial matrix during intense muscular activity.
Les ions calcium s’accumulent dans la matrice mitochondriale pendant une activité musculaire intense.
Additional translations
matriceAu sens de moule ou forme de coulée; terme technique.
matriceEn géologie.
matriceSens archaïque ou technique : utérus.
matrixverb
matrixed
Past Simple
matrixed
Past Participle
matrixing
Gerund
matricerTerme technique.
The technician matrixed the samples in a resin before slicing them for microscopy.
Le technicien a matricé les échantillons dans une résine avant de les trancher pour la microscopie.
matrixadjective
UK
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US
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Used attributively: e.g., matrix methods, matrix algebra
matricielSe dit surtout en mathématiques et en informatique.
Matrix calculus underpins many algorithms in machine learning.
Le calcul matriciel sous-tend de nombreux algorithmes en apprentissage automatique.
Additional translations
utérinSens archaïque ou technique : relatif à l’utérus.

Definitions

matrixnoun
A rectangular array of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns, used in mathematical calculations.
The matrix was used to solve the system of linear equations.
An environment or material in which something develops; a surrounding medium or structure.
The city served as a matrix for cultural and artistic development.
A mold in which something, such as a record or printing type, is cast or shaped.
The artist created a matrix to produce multiple copies of the sculpture.
The fine-grained groundmass or material in which larger grains, crystals, or fossils are embedded in a rock.
The geologist examined the matrix to understand the composition of the rock.
The womb; uterus (archaic or technical).
Seventeenth-century physicians referred to the fetus as developing within the matrix.
The innermost compartment of a mitochondrion containing enzymes and substrates for the Krebs cycle and other stages of cellular respiration.
Calcium ions accumulate in the mitochondrial matrix during intense muscular activity.
matrixverb
To arrange, embed, or set within a matrix or grid.
The technician matrixed the samples in a resin before slicing them for microscopy.
matrixadjective
Relating to or arranged in the form of a matrix.
Matrix calculus underpins many algorithms in machine learning.
Pertaining to the uterus; uterine (archaic or technical).
Early anatomists described menstrual blood as originating from matrix discharge.