Usually means: Arrays of numbers for calculations.
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  1. matrices: Merriam-Webster
  2. matrices: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. matrices: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. matrices: Collins English Dictionary
  5. matrices: Vocabulary.com
  6. Matrices, matrices: Wordnik
  7. matrices: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. matrices: Wiktionary
  9. matrices: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. matrices: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. matrices: Dictionary.com
  12. matrices: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  13. Matrices: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  14. Matrices: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  15. Matrices: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  16. matrices: FreeDictionary.org
  17. matrices: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. matrices: Legal dictionary

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  1. matrices: Encyclopedia

Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. matrices: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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  3. matrices: Medical dictionary

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  1. matrices: Urban Dictionary

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noun:  The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
noun:  (now rare) The womb.
noun:  The metaphorical place where something is made, formed, or given birth.
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:  A table of data.
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:  (electronics) A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.
noun:  (geology) A geological matrix.
noun:  (archaeology, paleontology) 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.
noun:  (printing, historical) In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
noun:  (printing, historical) In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.
noun:  (dyeing) The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.
noun:  (material science) A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.
noun:  (science fiction) A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.
noun:  (figurative) A social institution or apparatus perceived as largely deceptive or illusory.
noun:  (slang, figurative, science fiction) Alternative letter-case form of Matrix; a controlled environment or situation in which people behave in ways that conform to pre-determined roles. [(science fiction) A simulated reality to which many humans are connected. In some works created by sentient machines to subdue humans.]
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