The difference between Matrix and Spreadsheet
When used as nouns, matrix means the womb, whereas spreadsheet means a sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
Spreadsheet is also verb with the meaning: to model or compute by means of a spreadsheet.
check bellow for the other definitions of Matrix and Spreadsheet
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Matrix as a noun (now, _, rare):
The womb.
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Matrix as a noun (biology):
The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.
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Matrix as a noun (biology):
An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.
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Matrix as a noun (biology):
Part of the mitochondrion.
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Matrix as a noun (biology):
The medium in which bacteria are cultured.
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Matrix as a noun (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.
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Matrix as a noun (computing):
A two-dimensional array.
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Matrix as a noun (electronics):
A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.
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Matrix as a noun:
A table of data.
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Matrix as a noun (geology):
A geological matrix.
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Matrix as a noun (archaeology and paleontology):
The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.
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Matrix as a noun (analytical chemistry):
The environment from which a given sample is taken.
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Matrix as a noun (printing, historical):
In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.
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Matrix as a noun (printing, historical):
In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.
Examples:
"synonyms: printing form"
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Matrix as a noun:
The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.
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Matrix as a noun (dyeing):
The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.
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Matrix as a noun (material science):
A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.
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Spreadsheet as a noun (dated):
A sheet of paper, marked with a grid, in which financial data is recorded and totals calculated manually.
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Spreadsheet as a noun (computing):
A computer simulation of such a system of recording tabular data, with totals and other formulas calculated automatically.
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Spreadsheet as a verb (transitive):
To model or compute by means of a spreadsheet.