matrix

Universal Words 1 (mathematics) an arrangement of numbers, symbols, etc. in rows and columns, treated as a single quantity 2 (formal) the formal social, political, etc. situation from which a society or person grows and develops: the European cultural matrix 3 (formal or literary) a system of lines, roads, etc. that cross each other, forming a series of squares or shapes in between SYNNETWORK: a matrix of paths 4 (technical) a MOULD in which sth is shaped 5 (computing) a group of electronic CIRCUIT elements arranged in rows and columns like a GRID seealsoDOTMATRIXPRINTER 6 (geology) a mass of rock in which minerals, precious stones, etc. are found in the ground