matrix

noun
ma*trix \ ˈmā-triks \
1555{ds||1||}
  • something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form
  • a mold from which a relief surface (such as a piece of type) is made
  • die

active-matrix

adjective
ac*tive-ma*trix \ ˈak-tiv-ˌmā-triks \
1984
  • of, relating to, or being an LCD in which each pixel is individually controlled

augmented matrix

noun
augmented matrix \
1861
  • a matrix whose elements are the coefficients of a set of simultaneous linear equations with the constant terms of the equations entered in an added column

diagonal matrix

noun
diagonal matrix \
1927
  • a diagonalized matrix

dot matrix

noun
dot matrix \
1963
  • a pattern of dots in a grid from which alphanumeric characters can be formed

Hermitian matrix

noun
Her*mi*tian matrix \ er-ˈmē-shən- \ ˌhər-ˈmi-shən- \
1935
  • a square matrix having the property that each pair of elements in the ith row and jth column and in the jth row and ith column are conjugate complex numbers

identity matrix

noun
identity matrix \
1908
  • a square matrix that has numeral 1's along the principal diagonal and 0's elsewhere

passive-matrix

adjective
pas*sive-ma*trix \ ˈpa-siv-ˈmā-triks \
1986
  • of, relating to, or being an LCD in which the pixels are controlled in groups

square matrix

noun
square matrix \
1858
  • a mathematical matrix with the same number of rows and columns

symmetric matrix

noun
symmetric matrix \
circa 1949
  • a matrix that is its own transpose
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