matrix

行列

数学で使う、数を縦と横の列に長方形の形で並べたもの。

やさしい英語で： A rectangular set of numbers arranged in rows and columns, used in mathematics.

• This matrix has three rows.
• Multiply the matrix by the vector.
• We used matrices to solve the equations.

よく使う表現： square matrix, inverse matrix, multiply a matrix, identity matrix

マトリックス、表

情報を縦と横の列に並べて整理した表。

やさしい英語で： A table with rows and columns that organizes information.

• The matrix shows each team's results.
• We arranged the survey answers in a matrix.
• Add a column to the comparison matrix.

類義語： grid, table

よく使う表現： data matrix, comparison matrix, matrix of results

基盤、母体

何かが生まれたり発展したりする土台となる環境や状況。

やさしい英語で： The surrounding conditions or situation in which something forms or develops.

• The family forms a child's first social matrix.
• These ideas developed within a rich cultural matrix.
• Economic change altered the matrix of village life.

使い方： matrix of something (The movement grew within a matrix of shared beliefs.)

類義語： context, environment, setting

よく使う表現： social matrix, cultural matrix, matrix of something