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matrix

[may-triks, ma-] / ˈmeɪ trɪks, ˈmæ- /


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Well, I mean, there are a lot of intersections of opportunities for Elon Musk, and I also think he discovered, to use a phrase of his, the anomaly in the matrix for the American system.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

Piped through the matrix above, here are my top 10 European sleeping giants - you can have your say in the comments, too.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

One advancement that could especially help solar roofs is matrix shingling technology.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

The extracellular matrix is the network of proteins and other molecules that surrounds cells and gives tissues their structure.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Herds of puffy cumulus raced beneath the sun, imprinting the landscape with a shifting matrix of shadow and blinding light.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

Long before Urschel became an assistant professor at MIT studying matrices, spectral graph theory and other subjects that sound like gibberish to just about everybody, he was an overachieving kid attending Penn State.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Vermeer emerged from the doctrinal matrices of 17th-century Delft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Prof. Lee explains, "This method not only simplifies the analytical process but also demonstrates high efficiency in detection compared to conventional methods. It can be applied to a wide range of food matrices."

From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2025

"We proposed a generic algorithm for compressing large data sets or large matrices," said Saha.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024

Proteins also form the structural components of the cell: filaments of hair, nails, cartilage, or the matrices that trap and tether cells.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

As its brain ages, different centers solidify communication networks and build vast matrixes that give us complex ways of processing the world.

From Salon ● Feb. 8, 2023

Then the Andy Grove law of large organizations is that all organizations eventually become matrixes.

From The Verge ● Nov. 16, 2021

Old rules that left the decision to “officer judgment” have been replaced by sometimes complex matrixes requiring police to weigh the severity of the crime being committed before they decide whether to give chase.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2015

"Such a printer will be capable of creating matrixes on which one can grow human tissue, organs as well as print bone implants."

From Reuters ● Mar. 24, 2014

They acted with utter confidence, because their Operational Net Assessment matrixes told them where Red Team’s vulnerabilities were, what Red Team’s next move was likely to be, and what Red Team’s range of options was.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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