Definitions of matrix:

  • noun:   mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface
  • noun:   the formative tissue at the base of a nail
  • noun:   the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
  • noun:   a rectangular array of elements (or entries) set out by rows and columns
  • noun:   an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb)