tensor

  1. Noun.  A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense.
  2. Noun.  (algebra) the image of a tuple under a tensor product map.
  3. Noun.  (topology) a function of several variables which is a product of a number of functions of one variable, one for each variable, each of which is linear in that variable.
  4. Noun.  (physics) a matrix of matrices.
  5. Adjective.  Of or relating to tensors.
  6. Verb.  To compute the tensor product of something with something else.

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