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- [ten-ser, -sawr]
- /ˈtɛn sər, -sɔr/
- /ˈten.sər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ten-ser, -sawr]
- /ˈtɛn sər, -sɔr/
Definitions of tensor word
- noun tensor Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body. 1
- noun tensor Mathematics. a mathematical entity with components that change in a particular way in a transformation from one coordinate system to another. 1
- noun tensor any muscle that can cause a part to become firm or tense 0
- noun tensor 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 3r components, where r is the rank. A tensor of zero rank is a scalar, of rank one, a vector 0
- noun tensor any muscle that stretches, or tenses, some part of the body 0
- noun tensor 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 0
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Origin of tensor
First appearance:
before 1695 One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < New Latin: stretcher, equivalent to Latin tend(ere) to stretch (see tend1) + -tor -tor, with dt > s
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Parts of speech for Tensor
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tensor popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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