See also: mãtric

English edit

Etymology 1 edit

From matriculation.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) IPA(key): /məˈtɹɪk/
    • (file)

Noun edit

matric (countable and uncountable, plural matrics)

  1. (South Africa) The final year of high school. [from 20th c.]
  2. (South Africa) Someone in their final year of high school. [from 20th c.]
    Synonym: (US) senior
    • 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 37:
      Once, when some money disappeared […], it was Ben who took the cleaner under his wing and instituted inquiries which revealed a group of matric boys to be the culprits.

Etymology 2 edit

From matrix.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmeɪtɹɪk/, /ˈmætɹɪk/
    • (file)

Adjective edit

matric (not comparable)

  1. (mathematics) Of or pertaining to matrices.
    • 1939, Hermann Weyl, “Chapter 3: Matric algebras and group rings”, in The Classical Groups: Their Invariants and Representations:
      But throughout this book we look upon the matric algebras as our primary object;
    • 1956, R. J. Kavanagh, “The application of matrix methods to multi-variable control systems”, in Journal of the Franklin Institute, volume 262:
      [] the possibility of using matric methods to solve analysis and synthesis problems becomes apparent.
    • 1964 September, The Matrix and Tensor Quarterly, page 110:
      In other words, its controls are homeomorphic to the matric mathematics.

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