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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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Definition that contains matrix
  • 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
  • nonsingular matrix a square matrix whose determinant is not zero
  • factor analysis any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
  • diagonalise transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix
  • secondary diagonal the diagonal of a square matrix running from the lower left entry to the upper right entry
  • main diagonal the diagonal of a square matrix running from the upper left entry to the lower right entry
  • matrix transposition the interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding column
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