According to this source, you're right. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=matrix
S Quoting Devon McCormick <[email protected]>: > I believe I heard (maybe from Ken?) that matrix is from the Latin "Mater" > (mother) because of the various factorization methods that create smaller > matrixes from an original one. > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 6:15 PM, Alexander Mikhailov <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> Having word "matrix" (where it came from?..) and tradition in J to name >> things with non-traditional names (verb, noun), I'd vote for orthotope. >> Unmistakeable, succinct. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Henry Rich <[email protected]> >> To: Programming forum <[email protected]> >> Cc: >> Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2011 7:10 PM >> Subject: [Jprogramming] The word for arrays of rank > 2 >> >> 'cube' was suggested. Raul objected that a cube should have all axes of >> equal length. >> >> 'cuboid' has been used in Ye Dic (in the description of ;.0). According >> to Wikipedia a cuboid should have rank 3. And the word seems strained. >> >> 'hyperrectangle' is used, but it's a fifty-cent word for a ten-cent idea. >> >> A fancier word is 'orthotope'. Great if you're a Greek scholar. >> >> Also, 'box', which would be perfect if we weren't using it already. >> >> How about 'brick'? or 'block'? >> >> I like 'brick', followed by 'cube'. >> >> Henry Rich >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm >> > > > > -- > Devon McCormick, CFA > ^me^ at acm. > org is my > preferred e-mail > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
