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stiffness
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noun
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
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noun
the property of moving with pain or difficulty
he awoke with a painful stiffness in his neck
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noun
firm resoluteness in purpose or opinion or action
a charming host without any touch of stiffness or pomposity
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noun
(= awkwardness)
the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)
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noun
(= severity, harshness, rigor, rigour)
excessive sternness
severity of character
the harshness of his punishment was inhuman
the rigors of boot camp
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.