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Matrix vs Maze - What's the difference?

matrix | maze |

As nouns the difference between matrix and maze

is that matrix is matrix while maze is cream (cheese), quantity.

matrix

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The womb.
  • * 1646 , Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica , III.17:
    • upon conception the inward orifice of the matrix exactly closeth, so that it commonly admitteth nothing after [...].
  • * 1969 , Vladimir Nabokov, Ada or Ardor , Penguin 2011, p. 296:
    • In very rare cases, when the matrix just goes on pegging away automatically, the doctor can take advantage of that and ease out the second brat who then can be considered to be, say, three minutes younger [...].
  • (biology) The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
  • (biology) An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
  • (biology) Part of the mitochondrion.
  • (biology) The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
  • (mathematics) A rectangular arrangement of numbers or terms having various uses such as transforming coordinates in geometry, solving systems of linear equations in linear algebra and representing graphs in graph theory.
  • (computing) A two-dimensional array.
  • A table of data.
  • (geology) A geological matrix, the outer material of a rock consisting of larger grains embedded in a material consisting of smaller ones.
  • (archaeology and paleontology) The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
  • (analytical chemistry) The environment from which a given sample is taken.

    • Synonyms

    * (mathematics) array, table * (table of data) array, grid, spreadsheet, table * (computing) array

    Derived terms

    * dot matrix * extracellular matrix * geological matrix * matricial

    maze

    English

    (wikipedia maze)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A labyrinth; a puzzle consisting of a complicated network of paths or passages, the aim of which is to find one's way.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=May 30 , author=Hayley Spurway , title=Top 10 family days out in south Devon , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=There's plenty for toddlers too: experience the Wild West in Bear City, play with sand diggers, splash in the paddling pool and discover meerkats, reptiles and alpacas in the Zoo-Farm. Rain doesn't stop play, just head for the indoor fun factory with a rocking and rolling tugboat, mirror maze , ferris wheel and soft play. }}
  • Something made up of many confused or conflicting elements; a tangle.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
    • , title=The Dust of Conflict , chapter=1 citation , passage=A beech wood with silver firs in it rolled down the face of the hill, and the maze of leafless twigs and dusky spires cut sharp against the soft blueness of the evening sky.}}
  • *
  • Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment.
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    • Derived terms

    (terms derived from maze) * logic maze * mazed * mazelike * mazey * mazy * mizmaze * Morris water maze * radiation maze * turf maze

    Verb

    (maz)
  • to amaze, astonish, bewilder
    • (South)
  • to daze, stupefy, or confuse