Matrix

Matrix usually refers to:

• Matrix (mathematics), a mathematical table
• The Matrix franchise, a series of films, video games and comic books
• The Matrix (fictional universe), the setting for much of the Matrix franchise.

The term may also refer to:

Science

• 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 (chemical analysis), the remainder of the sample of which the analyte forms a part
• Matrix isolation, a continuous solid phase in which particles (precipitates, etc.) are embedded
• Osteon or 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
• Germinal matrix, an embryonic brain tissue
• Nuclear matrix, an insoluble fraction of the cell nucleus
• Similarity matrix, which scores the similarity between two data points
• 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

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 Software License Protection System, a product from TDi GmbH, Germany

Music

• The Matrix (record production team), 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
• Matrix (club), a large music club which opened in 1996 in Berlin
• Matrix (jazz group), a jazz fusion ensemble founded in the 1970s
• Alfa Matrix, a record label

Arts

• Matrix (cyberpunk), is a very advanced form of Internet common in the cyberpunk and post-cyberpunk genres.
• 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
• Matrix (TV series), an early 1990s Canadian television series
• Autobot Matrix of Leadership, an object owned by autobot leaders in the Transformers Universe
• John Matrix, Arnold Schwarzenegger's character in Commando (film)

Other

• Hyundai Matrix, an automobile produced by Hyundai
• Toyota Matrix, an automobile produced by Toyota
• Growth-share matrix, a Boston Consulting Group analysis technique for business strategy
• Matrix management, an organizational management style
• Metal matrix composite, a type of composite material
• Nickname of American basketball player Shawn Marion
• Nickname of Italian footballer Marco Materazzi