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ar·ray     (ə-rā')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   ar·rayed, ar·ray·ing, ar·rays
  1. To set out for display or use; place in an orderly arrangement: arrayed the whole regiment on the parade ground.
  2. To dress in finery; adorn.

n.  
  1. An orderly, often imposing arrangement: an array of royal jewels.
  2. An impressively large number, as of persons or objects: an array of heavily armed troops; an array of spare parts. See Synonyms at display.
  3. Splendid attire; finery.
  4. Mathematics
    1. A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.
    2. Numerical data linearly ordered by magnitude.
  5. Computer Science An arrangement of memory elements in one or more planes.


[Middle English arraien, from Anglo-Norman arraier, from Vulgar Latin *arrēdāre; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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array   (ə-rā')  Pronunciation Key 
  1. Mathematics A rectangular arrangement of quantities in rows and columns, as in a matrix.
  2. Numerical data ordered in a linear fashion, by magnitude.

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