tensor

noun ten·sor \ ˈten(t)-sər , ˈten-ˌsȯr \

|Updated on: 21 May 2018

Definition of tensor

1 : a muscle that stretches a part

2 : a generalized vector with more than three components each of which is a function of the coordinates of an arbitrary point in space of an appropriate number of dimensions

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Recent Examples of tensor from the Web

Then there is TeVeS (tensor-vector-scalar), MOND’s relativistic cousin.

— katia moskvitch, WIRED, "Troubled Times for Alternatives to Einstein’s Theory of Gravity," 6 May 2018
Each participant’s white matter microstructure was measured using non-invasive, diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging at the beginning and end of six months of dance classes.

— monte whaley, The Denver Post, "Dancing with a little do si do may help fend off aging in the brain, Colorado State University researcher finds," 29 Mar. 2017
Pichai also unveiled a new line of tensor processing units (TPUs), which can help aid in machine learning and are used in data centers.

— chris ciaccia, Fox News, "Google I/O 2017: Here are the biggest announcements," 17 May 2017

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