1. | 矩阵an arrangement of numbers, symbols, etc. in rows and columns, treated as a single quantity |
2. | （人或社会成长发展的）社会环境，政治局势the formal social, political, etc. situation from which a society or person grows and develops |
the European cultural matrix 欧洲文化的发源地 |
3. | 线路网；道路网a system of lines, roads, etc. that cross each other, forming a series of squares or shapes in between |
a matrix of paths 纵横交错的小路 |
4. | 基体；铸模a mould in which sth is shaped |
5. | 矩阵转接电路a group of electronic circuit elements arranged in rows and columns like a grid |
6. | 杂基a mass of rock in which minerals, precious stones , etc. are found in the ground |
