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Meaning of 'matrix' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Matrix [ n.]
- The womb.
- Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything
- The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face of a type.
- The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.
- The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are composed.
- The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular substance.
- A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.