Index: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Home > Matrix (Doctor Who)

The Matrix, in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is a massive computer system on the planet Gallifrey that acts as the repository of the combined knowledge of the Time Lords.

Access to the Matrix is obtained through an apparatus connected to or enclosing the head of the user or, physically, via Doors into which the user walks. The Matrix functions as a simulated reality, the physical laws of which an advanced user may bend or break.

The Matrix includes the Amplified Panatropic Computer Network, or APC Net, which contains the biological imprints (or bio-data extracts) of all Time Lords as well as the memories of dead Time Lords, storing them in an extradimensional framework of trillions of electrochemical cells. The Matrix is not only a record of the past but can actually predict the future as well. The amount of knowledge in the Matrix, though vast, is not complete, and can be tampered with if given the right amount of access.

In the Doctor Who serial, The Deadly Assassin, the Matrix is the location for a battle between the Doctor and the titular assassin. The serial also explains that if a person dies while linked to the Matrix he dies in the real world as well.

Full access to the Matrix is given only to the President of the High Council of Time Lords through the use of the Crown of Rassilon, but limited access to its contents are guaranteed to other Time Lords. The Keeper of the Matrix holds the Key of Rassilon that grants access to the Seventh Door, which was thought legendary until the Doctor used the Key to access it in Time Incorporated.

Doctor Who

Read more »

<Hide>

Topics: Matrix (Doctor Who), Matrix (mathematics), Matrix Addition...

MatrixMatrix (plural matrices has several meanings. Generally speaking, a matrix is something that provides support or structure, especially in the sense of surrounding and/or shaping. It comes from the Latin word for "womb", which itself derived from the Latin	Matrix (mathematics)Abstract algebra Algebra Linear algebra In mathematics, a matrix (plural matrices is a rectangular table of numbers or, more generally, of elements of a fixed ring. In this article, if unspecified, the entries of a matrix are always real or complex number	Matrix additionThe usual matrix addition is defined for two matrices of same dimensions. The sum of two m by n matrices A and B denoted by A + B is again an m by n matrix computed by adding corresponding elements, i. A + B i, j A ''i, j + B ''i, j . For example : The m
Matrix multiplicationThis article gives an overview of the various ways to multiply matrices. The Einstein notation is used throughout. Ordinary matrix product By far the most important way to multiply matrices is the usual matrix multiplication. It is defined between two mat	Matrix inversionMatrix inversion is the following problem in linear algebra: given a square n by n matrix A find a square n by n matrix B (if one exists) such that AB BA I the n by n identity matrix. The Gauss-Jordan elimination is an algorithm that can be used to determ	Matrix representation of conic sectionsIn mathematics, the matrix representation of conic sections is one way of studying a conic section, its axis, vertices, foci, tangents, and the relative position of a given point. We can also study conic sections whose axes aren't parallel to our coordina
Matrix norm	Matrix theory	Matrix decomposition
Matrix series	Matrix mechanics	Matrix wipe
Matrix theory (physics)	Matrix normal distribution	Matrix ring

Non User