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mathematics 數學 an arrangement of numbers, symbols, etc. in rows and columns, treated as a single quantity 矩陣 - (formal)
the formal social, political, etc. situation from which a society or person grows and develops （人或社會成長發展的）社會環境，政治局勢 the European cultural matrix 歐洲文化的發源地
- (formal or literary)
a system of lines, roads, etc. that cross each other, forming a series of squares or shapes in between 線路網；道路網 a matrix of paths 縱橫交錯的小路
- (specialist)
a mould in which something is shaped 基體；鑄模 - (
computing 計算機 a group of electronic circuit elements arranged in rows and columns like a grid 矩陣轉接電路 - (
geology 地質學 a mass of rock in which minerals, precious stones, etc. are found in the ground 雜基
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘womb’): from Latin, ‘breeding female’, later ‘womb’, from mater, matr- ‘mother’.