tensor

American  

[ten-ser, -sawr] / ˈtɛn sər, -sɔr /

noun

1. Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.

2. 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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tensor British  

/ tɛnˈsɔːrɪəl, -sɔː, ˈtɛnsə /

noun

1. anatomy any muscle that can cause a part to become firm or tense

2. 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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tensor Scientific  

/ tĕn′sər,-sôr′ /

1. 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.

2. 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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Other Word Forms

• tensorial adjective

Etymology

Origin of tensor

1695–1705; < New Latin: stretcher, equivalent to Latin tend ( ere ) to stretch ( tend ¹ ) + -tor -tor, with dt > s

Example Sentences

Alphabet’s stock has rallied 32% since September 15, driven by the success of its Gemini AI models and tensor processing units.

From Barron's

In Caso’s view, Google’s tensor processing units are Nvidia’s “main competition” compared to other custom chip projects that are not scaling as quickly.

From MarketWatch

Alphabet’s shares have rallied thanks to the success of Google’s Gemini AI models and tensor processing units.

From Barron's

Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon said in a Friday note that Google expects to ship “many many millions” of its latest tensor processing unit, Ironwood, this year, citing a recent meeting with Broadcom’s management.

From MarketWatch

Combined with Google’s custom tensor processing units, this infrastructure advantage allows the company to compete aggressively on price as AI deployments accelerate across consumer and enterprise applications, Mathivanan said.

From MarketWatch