tensor

/ˈtɛnsər/
noun
  1. A muscle that tightens or stretches a body part.
    • The tensor fasciae latae helps stabilize the hip.
    • Physical therapy can strengthen the tensor muscles in your forearm.
    • The doctor explained how the tensor muscle in the ear works.
  2. In mathematics and physics, a mathematical object that describes relationships between vectors, often used in fields like general relativity and machine learning.
    • In physics, the stress tensor describes how forces are distributed inside a material.
    • The student learned how to calculate the metric tensor in curved spacetime.
    • Machine learning models often use tensor operations to process data.
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