Tensor

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ten + sor

Full definition of tensor

Adjective

1. Of or relating to tensors

Noun

1. A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
2. (mathematics, physics) An image of a tuple under a tensor product map.
3. (mathematics, physics) A function of several variables
4. (mathematics, physics) A mathematical object consisting of a set of components with n indices each of which range from 1 to m where n is the rank and m is the dimension of the tensor.Rowland, Todd and Weisstein, Eric W., "Tensor", Wolfram MathWorld.

Derived terms

• hypertensor
• supertensor
• tensor product

Verb

1. To compute the tensor product of two tensors.

Related terms

• tensorial

Anagrams

• Nestor, stoner, tenors, toners