Matrix

Matrix ([ˈmaːtrɪks], [ˈmaːtriːks]; Lat. matrix "womb", actually "mother animal". The plural of matrix is called - depending on the meaning - matrices [maˈtriːʦeːs] or, in German, matrices [maˈtrɪʦən], [maˈtriːʦən]). The matrix is denoted as:

• an arrangement in the form of a table
• Matrix (mathematics), the arrangement of numerical values or other mathematical objects in tabular form.
• Matrix (logic), the quantifier-free part of a formula in predicate logic.
• A possible form of organization for companies, see Matrix Organization
• a sentence form in grammar, see matrix sentence
• A procedure to determine defects and their causes, see Inspection Matrix

Biology:

• Extracellular matrix, the intercellular substance
• the interior of cell organelles:

• Mitochondrion
• Hydrogenosome
• Mitosom
• plastids such as chloroplasts (also known as stroma)

• the interior of the nucleus, the nuclear matrix
• Nail matrix, the area of the fingernail or toenail where it originates.
• the wall of a pearly tumour of the ear, the cholesteatoma
• the organic support structure of the mother-of-pearl

other natural sciences:

• the constituents of an analytical sample which are not analysed
• matrix (geology), the fine-grained ground mass of a rock

Psychology:

• Perinatal matrices, patterns of experience passed through during birth

Technology:

• Composite#Matrix, material in which other components are embedded, usually a binder.
• a form of display technology, see matrix display
• a form of electrical circuit, see matrix circuit
• Dematrix, a color television circuit that recovers the missing green signal from red, blue, and black and white.
• Matrix display, an optical display consisting of individual pixels in a matrix of horizontal rows and vertical columns.
• a device for automated control in the projection room of cinemas, the Matrixautomat
• a reaction-bearing embedding medium for reactive molecules in spectroscopic analysis, see matrix isolation as well as MALDI-TOF
• Matrix (communication protocol), an open protocol for real-time communication

Movies:

• Matrix (film), a science fiction film (1999) and its sequels:
• Matrix Reloaded (2003)
• Matrix Revolutions (2003)
• Animatrix (2003)

Literature:

• a virtual real data room in the Neuromancer trilogy, a science fiction novel
• the same data room in the associated roleplaying game Shadowrun

Namely:

• Matrix (radio broadcast), a computer program of the Austrian radio station Ö1
• Matrix (club), a club discotheque in Berlin
• Matrix Bochum, a discotheque in Bochum, Germany
• Dj Matrix (* 1987), Italian DJ and music producer
• Hyundai Matrix, a car model
• Matrix (literary magazine)
• Toyota Matrix, a car model

MATRIX stands as an abbreviation for:

• Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange

See also: