The difference between Matrix and Table

Matrix as a noun (now, _, rare):

The womb.

Matrix as a noun (biology):

The material or tissue in which more specialized structures are embedded.

Matrix as a noun (biology):

An extracellular matrix, the material or tissue between the cells of animals or plants.

Matrix as a noun (biology):

Part of the mitochondrion.

Matrix as a noun (biology):

The medium in which bacteria are cultured.

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.

Matrix as a noun (computing):

A two-dimensional array.

Matrix as a noun (electronics):

A grid-like arrangement of electronic components, especially one intended for information coding, decoding or storage.

Matrix as a noun:

A table of data.

Matrix as a noun (geology):

A geological matrix.

Matrix as a noun (archaeology and paleontology):

The sediment surrounding and including the artifacts, features, and other materials at a site.

Matrix as a noun (analytical chemistry):

The environment from which a given sample is taken.

Matrix as a noun (printing, historical):

In hot metal typesetting, a mold for casting a letter.

Matrix as a noun (printing, historical):

In printmaking, the plate or block used, with ink, to hold the image that makes up the print.

Matrix as a noun:

The cavity or mold in which anything is formed.

Matrix as a noun (dyeing):

The five simple colours (black, white, blue, red, and yellow) from which all the others are formed.

Matrix as a noun (material science):

A binding agent of composite materials, e.g. resin in fibreglass.

Table as a noun (poker, metonym):

Furniture with a top surface to accommodate a variety of uses. An item of furniture with a flat top surface raised above the ground, usually on one or more legs. A flat tray which can be used as a table. The lineup of players at a given table. A group of people at a table, for example for a meal or game. A service of Holy Communion.

Table as a noun (computing, chiefly, databases):

A two-dimensional presentation of data. A matrix or grid of data arranged in rows and columns. A collection of arithmetic calculations arranged in a table, such as multiplications in a multiplication table. A lookup table, most often a set of vectors. A visual representation of a classification of teams or individuals based on their success over a predetermined period.

Table as a noun (musical instruments):

The top of a stringed instrument, particularly a member of the violin family: the side of the instrument against which the strings vibrate.

Table as a noun (backgammon):

One half of a backgammon board, which is divided into the inner and outer table.

Table as a noun:

The flat topmost facet of a cut diamond.

Table as a verb:

To tabulate; to put into a table or grid.

Table as a verb (now, rare):

To supply (a guest, client etc.) with food at a table; to feed.

Table as a verb (obsolete):

To delineate; to represent, as in a picture; to depict.

Table as a verb (non-US):

To put on the table of a commission or legislative assembly; to propose for formal discussion or consideration, to put on the agenda.

Table as a verb (chiefly, US):

To remove from the agenda, to postpone dealing with; to shelve .

Table as a verb (carpentry, obsolete):

To join (pieces of timber) together using coaks.

Table as a verb:

To put on a table.

Table as a verb (nautical):

To make board hems in the skirts and bottoms of (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached to the bolt-rope.