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matrices

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/ ˈmæ-, ˈmeɪtrɪˌsiːz /

noun

  1. a plural of matrix

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In this scenario, life's earliest steps took place inside surface-attached gel matrices, which are sticky, semi-solid materials similar in some ways to modern microbial biofilms.

From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026

Prof. Lee explains, "This method not only simplifies the analytical process but also demonstrates high efficiency in detection compared to conventional methods. It can be applied to a wide range of food matrices."

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

In the case of LLMs, these are called weight matrices, which are numerical representations of word patterns learned from large swaths of text.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

On the other hand, "low-rank" refers to reducing redundancies in the LLM weight matrices.

From Science Daily • Nov. 18, 2024

Proteins also form the structural components of the cell: filaments of hair, nails, cartilage, or the matrices that trap and tether cells.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee