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matrix
Noun
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A matrix is the situation or conditions in which something else develops or forms.
Within the diverse school matrix, it is likely that there are major differences.
Students need an understanding of literature within a larger matrix of relationships, influences, and effects.
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A matrix is a grid.
Table 2 presents the correlation matrix among the groups and results.
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A matrix is a set of numbers in rows and columns.
ring
Noun
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A circle.
The students sat in a ring.
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A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe.
She wore a ring on each finger.
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A piece of material with the shape of a circle.
The O-rings went bad on my truck.
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A high sound, especially of a telephone.
The ring of the phone woke me up.
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The square area between four poles where people fight.
He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.
ring
Verb
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To make a high sound, as a phone.
The phone rang.
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To call someone.
He rings me every Thursday.
ring
Verb 2
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To form a circle around.
They ringed the pair.