matrix

C2+ Topic:Environment & Ecology

US /ˈmeɪtrɪks/ UK /ˈmeɪtrɪks/ See IPA manual

noun

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1

noun
an environment in which something develops; a rectangular array of numbers

The valley was the matrix in which the new culture grew.

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1 noun · an environment in which... array grid mold womb framework lattice

Word family

Derived forms matrical

Related forms matron maternal mothermatrices

Etymology

From Latin mātrix ('breeding female, womb, source'), from māter ('mother'). Originally 'womb', it came to mean a mold or generative environment, and in mathematics a rectangular array.

mātrix Latin māter Latin

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# matrix

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈmeɪtrɪks
**IPA (UK):** ˈmeɪtrɪks

## Meanings
1. an environment in which something develops; a rectangular array of numbers

## Examples
- The valley was the matrix in which the new culture grew.

## Synonyms
- array
- grid
- mold
- womb
- framework
- lattice

## Derived Forms
- matrical

## Related Forms
- matron
- maternal
- mother
- matrices

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: mātrix
- Root: māter

## Etymology
From Latin mātrix ('breeding female, womb, source'), from māter ('mother'). Originally 'womb', it came to mean a mold or generative environment, and in mathematics a rectangular array.

## AI Etymology
Matrix comes from Latin mātrix ('breeding female, womb, source'), from māter ('mother'). Originally 'womb', it came to mean a mold or generative environment, and in mathematics a rectangular array. The etymological trail includes Latin mātrix and Latin māter. As a noun, matrix means an environment in which something develops; a rectangular array of numbers. The same family is visible in derived forms such as matrical and related forms such as matron, maternal, mother, and matrices.

## Topics
- Environment & Ecology

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