matrix

matrix什么意思

noun

1. mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface

2. the formative tissue at the base of a nail

3. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded

Synonym: intercellular substanceground substance

4. (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns
treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules

5. an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)

6. (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded

1. (事物成长和发展的)环境，背景
A matrix is the environment or context in which something such as a society develops and grows.

e.g. ...the matrix of their culture.
他们文明的摇篮

2. （数学中）矩阵
In mathematics, a matrix is an arrangement of numbers, symbols, or letters in rows and columns which is used in solving mathematical problems.