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Tensor

Tensor Meaning & Definition
Tensor Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tensor?

[n] any of several muscles that cause an attached structure to become tense or firm
[n] a generalization of the concept of a vector

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See Also | muscle | musculus | tensor tympani | variable | variable quantity

Tensor In Webster's Dictionary

\Ten"sor\, n. [NL. See {Tension}.] 1. (Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it tense. 2. (Geom.) The ratio of one vector to another in length, no regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; -- so called because considered as a stretching factor in changing one vector into another. See {Versor}.

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