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submatrix

submatrix noun: a matrix formed by selecting certain rows and columns from a larger matrix.

Noun

submatrix (plural submatrixes or submatrices)

  1. A matrix formed by selecting certain rows and columns from a larger matrix.

Forms of submatrix

pluralsubmatrixes
pluralsubmatrices

Origin of submatrix

From sub- + matrix.

Questions about submatrix

What does submatrix mean?
Submatrix means a matrix formed by selecting certain rows and columns from a larger matrix.
What part of speech is submatrix?
Submatrix is a noun.
What is the plural of submatrix?
The plural of submatrix is submatrixes.

Words near submatrix in the dictionary

  1. submaster
  2. submasters
  3. submatch
  4. submatches
  5. submatrices
  6. submatrix
  7. submatrixes
  8. submature
  9. submaxilla
  10. submaxillae
  11. submaxillar

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