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(Latin: womb, matrix; literally, "a covering, a wrapper")
(Greek: containing, or derived from keratin, a highly insoluble scleroprotein that is the main constituent of horny tissues, the nails, and the organic matrix of tooth enamel; derived from Greek kera[s], kerat[os], "horn")
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matrix unguis
The area of the corium (dermis) on which the nail rests.

It is extremely sensitive and presents numerous longitudinal ridges on its surface.

According to some anatomists, the nail bed is the portion covered by the body of the nail, the nail matrix being only the part on which the root of the nail rests.

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stochastic matrix
A square matrix with non-negative real entries such that the sum of the entries of each row equals one.

If, in addition, the sum of the entries in each column equals one, the matrix is said to be doubly stochastic.

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ceramic matrix composites (noun) (plural form used as a singular)
Materials fabricated from ceramic fibers embedded in a ceramic matrix; for example glass ceramics.

The are developed so they will be stronger, more pliable, and more heat-resistant and cold-resistant than other materials.

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