tensor
IPA: tˈɛnsɝ
noun
- (anatomy) A muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
- (mathematics, linear algebra, physics) A mathematical object that describes linear relations on scalars, vectors, matrices and other algebraic objects, and is represented as a multidimensional array.
- (mathematics, obsolete) A norm operation on the quaternion algebra.
verb
- To compute the tensor product of two tensors or algebraic structures.
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Examples of "tensor" in Sentences
- The strain tensor is a symmetric tensor.
- The tensor is called the compliance tensor.
- They are the elements of the tensor algebra.
- The solution is represented in the metric tensor.
- The symmetry of the stress and strain tensors implies that.
- The metric tensor is the potential of the gravitational field.
- The Hilbert space of the composite system is the tensor product.
- The contortion tensor is defined in terms of the torsion tensor as.
- Similarly, the symmetry of the infinitesimal strain tensor implies that.
- In general the order of the transformation equals the order of the tensor.
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