Matrix

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Contents 1 The sciences 2 Technology 3 Music 4 The arts 5 Other

Matrix may refer to:

[edit] The sciences

• Matrix (mathematics), a rectangular array
• Matrix (biology), the material between animal or plant cells or the material in the inner membrane of a mitochondrion
• Matrix (geology), the fine grains between larger grains in igneous or sedimentary rocks
• Matrix Isolation, a continuous solid phase in which particles (precipitates, etc.) are embedded
• Bone matrix, a form of connective tissue found in bone
• Extracellular matrix, any material part of a tissue that is not part of any cell
• Nuclear matrix, an insoluble fraction of the cell nucleus
• Substitution matrix, which estimates the rate at which each possible residue in a biological sequence changes to each other residue over time
• Position-specific scoring matrix, which represents a pattern or motif in biological sequences

[edit] Technology

• Matrix (sound recording), a disc in the early stages of processing a record for mass production
• Matrix (printing), a mold for shaping the letters
• Matrix (numismatics), an intermediate into which the design of a coin is engraved
• Matrix (computer science), a two dimensional array

[edit] Music

• Matrix is a virtual analog pattern hardware sequencer found in Reason, a virtual music studio program for PC and MAC.
• The Matrix (music producer), a music production team
• Matrix (artist), a UK drum and bass producer
• Matrix (music), an element of variations which does not change, especially in folk and popular music
• M@rix (pronounced Matrix) the 1997 album by the German band P.A.L.
• The 1997 remix album by the German band Haujobb
• The Matrix (club), a 1960s music club in San Francisco where The Doors and Velvet Underground performed
• Matrix (jazz group), a jazz fusion ensemble founded in the 1970s
• Alfa Matrix, a record label

[edit] The arts

• The Matrix series, the film series made by Larry and Andy Wachowski consisting of The Matrix, The Matrix Reloaded, and The Matrix Revolutions
• Matrix (fictional universe), the world referred to in the Matrix series
• Matrix (Doctor Who), an advanced computer network and a virtual reality environment from the British television series Doctor Who
• Matrix (Doctor Who novel), a Doctor Who novel by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker
• Autobot Matrix of Leadership, a talisman in the fictional Transformers Universe
• The Protoculture Matrix, a power source in the fictional Robotech universe
• A futuristic computer network and virtual world in William Gibson's novels
• One of the incarnations of Supergirl in DC Comics
• The Matrix, a book on computer networks by John Quarterman
• The name adopted by a game-aged Enzo in the third season of the television series ReBoot
• John Matrix, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in the movie Commando
• Matrix, an early 1990s Canadian television series
• A type of coin magic trick
• In Shadowrun, "The Matrix" is the global communications and information network that is a successor to the internet

[edit] Other

• Growth-share matrix, a Boston Consulting Group analysis technique for business strategy
• Hyundai Matrix, an automobile produced by Hyundai
• Toyota Matrix, an automobile produced by Toyota
• Matrix management, an organizational management style
• Matrix Partners, a venture capital firm
• Metal matrix composite, a type of composite material
• A hair styling product line of the L'Oréal Group
• Nickname of NBA player Shawn Marion
• Nickname of Italian football player Marco Materazzi
• Matrix (Glasgow), a housing development in Scotland designed by Davis Duncan Architects
• MATRIX, the acronym for Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange
• A society at Bristol University for the mathematical students sponsored by UBS, Watson Wyatt and Deloitte
• Matrix Education, a coaching college in Sydney, Australia