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matrix
noun [C] (DEVELOPMENT) /ˈmeɪ.trɪks/ (plural matrices or matrixes) formalDefinition
› the set of conditions that provides a system in which something grows or develops: Europe is remaking itself politically within the matrix of the European Community.Situations and circumstances
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