dispersion dispersal dissemination diffusiona | the act of dispersing or diffusing something, the dispersion of the troops, the diffusion of knowledge |
matrix operation | a mathematical operation involving matrices |
matrix addition | the addition of matrices |
matrix multiplication | the multiplication of matrices |
matrix inversion | determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrix |
matrix transposition | the interchange of each row of a square matrix with the corresponding column |
active matrix screen | a type of LCD screen used for some portable computers, there is a separate circuit for each pixel |
dot matrix printer matrix printer dot printer | a printer that represents each character as a pattern of dots from a dot matrix |
matrix | mold used in the production of phonograph records, type, or other relief surface |
passive matrix display | a type of LCD display used for some portable computers, parallel wires run both vertically and horizontally and pixels are turned on when the wires intersecting at that pixel are both energized, passive matrix displays are generally inferior to active matrix displays |
wire matrix printer wire printer stylus printer | an impact printer in which each character is represented by a pattern of dots made by wires or styli |
distribution dispersion | the spatial or geographic property of being scattered about over a range, area, or volume, worldwide in distribution, the distribution of nerve fibers, in complementary distribution |
matrix | the formative tissue at the base of a nail |
matrix intercellular substance ground substance | the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
eigenvalue eigenvalue of a matrix eigenvalue of a square matrix characteristic root of a square matrix | (mathematics) any number such that a given square matrix minus that number times the identity matrix has a zero determinant |
matrix algebra | the part of algebra that deals with the theory of matrices |
correlation matrix | a matrix giving the correlations between all pairs of data sets |
dispersion scattering | spreading widely or driving off |
matrix | (mathematics) a rectangular array of quantities or expressions set out by rows and columns, treated as a single element and manipulated according to rules |
dot matrix | a rectangular matrix of dots from which written characters can be formed |
square matrix | a matrix with the same number of rows and columns |
diagonal matrix | a square matrix with all elements not on the main diagonal equal to zero |
scalar matrix | a diagonal matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are equal |
identity matrix unit matrix | a scalar matrix in which all of the diagonal elements are unity |
nonsingular matrix | a square matrix whose determinant is not zero |
real matrix | a matrix whose elements are all real numbers |
singular matrix | a square matrix whose determinant is zero |
matrix | an enclosure within which something originates or develops (from the Latin for womb) |
dispersing phase dispersion medium dispersing medium | (of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed |
matrix | (geology) amass of fine-grained rock in which fossils, crystals, or gems are embedded |