Matrix

Matrix may refer to:

Mathematics and science

• Matrix (biology), the material or tissue between cells in which more specialized structures are embedded
• Matrix (chemical analysis), the non-analyte components of a sample
• Matrix (geology), the fine-grained material in which larger objects are embedded
• Matrix (mathematics), a rectangular array of numbers, symbols or expressions

Business and government

• Matrix Business Technologies, a telecommunications firm
• Matrix Chambers, a barristers' set
• Matrix Games, an American video game publisher founded 1999
• Matrix Partners, a private equity investment firm
• Matrix Software, a Japanese video game developer founded 1994
• MATRIX: Northern Ireland Science Industry Panel, a Northern Irish government advisory board

Literature

• Matrix (novel), a Doctor Who novel by Robert Perry and Mike Tucker
• Matrix (comics), a DC Comics character
• Matrix (Neuromancer), a virtual-reality dataspace in the science-fiction novel Neuromancer and subsequent roleplaying game Shadowrun
• Matrix of Leadership, a fictional artifact in the Transformers universe

Film and television

• Matrix, a character from the Canadian animated TV series ReBoot
• Matrix (Doctor Who), a computer system in the British TV sci-fi series Doctor Who
• Matrix (TV series), a 1993 fantasy adventure TV series
• Matrix (talk show), a 2005–12 Italian news and talk show
• John Matrix, hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1985 film Commando

The Matrix

• The Matrix (franchise), a science-fiction franchise
  • The Matrix, the franchise's first film

    The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture, the film's soundtrack album

Music

• Clave matrix, a complex rhythmic pattern originally from African music
• "Matrix", a song by Chick Corea on the album Now He Sings, Now He Sobs
• Matrix (musician), a British DJ
• Matrix (jazz group), a jazz-fusion ensemble from Wisconsin, United States
• Matrix (music), an element in musical variations that remains unchanged
• The Matrix (production team), a pop-music production team
• Oberheim Matrix synthesizers, a historic product line of analog synthesizers featuring a method of programming called Matrix Modulation
• M@rix, an album by the German industrial-music artist P.A.L

Places

• Matrix (club), a Berlin nightclub opened in 1996
• The Matrix (club), a San Francisco nightclub (1965–72)

Sports

• "The Matrix", nickname of American basketball player Shawn Marion (born 1978)
• "The Matrix", nickname of Italian football (soccer) player Marco Materazzi (born 1973)

Technology

• Matrix (numismatics), a tool used in coin manufacturing
• Matrix (printing), a mold for casting letters
• Matrix (record production), also known as the "master", a disc used in the production of gramophone records

see also Matrix number

• Matrix decoder, a technology for converting audio channels
• Matrix mixer, a device for routing multiple audio signals to multiple destinations
• Diode matrix, a two-dimensional grid of intersecting diodes
• Keyboard matrix circuit, a wire grid for determining which key has been pressed on a keyboard
• Matrix.org, an open standard for decentralised communication

Transportation

• Hyundai Matrix, otherwise known as the Hyundai Lavita, a multi-purpose road vehicle sold in Europe and Southeast Asia
• PA-46R-350T Matrix, a light-aircraft model manufactured by Piper Aircraft
• Toyota Matrix, a compact hatchback sold in North America

Other uses

• Multistate Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange (MATRIX), a database of U.S. citizens
• Matrixing, a type of pareidolia
• The Matrix Theatre Company, a Los Angeles, California theatre company

See also

• All pages with titles containing "matrix"
• All pages beginning with "matrix"
• All pages beginning with "the Matrix"