matrix

• The womb
• the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
• (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns
• (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded
• an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)
• the formative tissue at the base of a nail
• mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
• Hence, that which gives form or origin to anything
• The cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape
• The earthy or stony substance in which metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found
• 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
• A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations

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