tensor
tensor definition
ten·sor (ten′sər, -sôr′)
noun
- any muscle that stretches, or tenses, some part of the body
- Math. an abstract object representing a generalization of the vector concept and having a specified system of components that undergo certain types of transformation under changes of the coordinate system
Etymology: ModL < L tensus: see tense
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