tensor
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Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
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Mathematics. a mathematical entity with components that change in a particular way in a transformation from one coordinate system to another.
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anatomy any muscle that can cause a part to become firm or tense
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maths a set of components, functions of the coordinates of any point in space, that transform linearly between coordinate systems. For three-dimensional space there are 3 r components, where r is the rank. A tensor of zero rank is a scalar, of rank one, a vector
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A structure of quantities arranged by zero or more indices, such as a scalar (zero indices), a vector (one index), or a matrix (two indices), which is invariant under transformations of coordinates.
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Any of various muscles that stretch or tighten a body part, as the muscle that acts to tense the soft palate, called the tensor palati.
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Origin of tensor
1695–1705; < New Latin: stretcher, equivalent to Latin tend ( ere ) to stretch ( see tend 1) + -tor -tor, with dt > s
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The tech giant has co-developed its tensor processing units with Broadcom for more than a decade, but has reportedly been looking to work with the Taiwanese chip designer on future generations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
By developing a geometric framework based on tensor alignment, Fang discovered that the direction of energy transfer depends on how these tensors interact.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
The chip maker has co-developed Google’s custom tensor processing units for more than a decade, and the tech giant said in April it expects to start seeing revenue from its in-house chips later this year.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026
The firm will also be watching Google’s sale of AI tensor processing units, or TPUs, to these cloud customers.
From Barron's • May 4, 2026
He was sitting on his bed, wrapping his damaged leg in a tensor bandage.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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