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How to use tensor in a sentence

12 example sentences · noun, verb

Tensor means a muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense. Example: “A vector—with one index—is a tensor of the first rank, and a scalar—with no index—is a tensor of zero rank.”

Examples of tensor by meaning

nounA mathematical object that describes linear relations on scalars, vectors, matrices and other algebraic objects, and is...

  • A vector—with one index—is a tensor of the first rank, and a scalar—with no index—is a tensor of zero rank.1963, Richard Feynman, “Chapter 31, Tensors”, in The Feynman Lectures on Physics, volume II

More sentences with tensor

  • Tensor products of copies of the natural and the conatural representations are injective objects in this category.2016, Dimitar Grantcharov, Vera Serganova, “Tensor representations of q(∞)”, in arXiv. From the entry conatural
  • The absolute differential calculus is also known as tensor calculus or Ricci calculus.1995, Ignazio Ciufolini, John Archibald Wheeler, John Wheeler, Gravitation and Inertia, Princeton University Press, page 19. From the entry Ricci calculus
  • The backward() function uses PyTorch's automatic differentiation package, torch.autograd, to differentiate and compute gradients of tensors based on the chain rule.2021, Joe Papa, PyTorch Pocket Reference, page 48. From the entry chain rule
  • When one tensor is strictly copositive, the complementarity eigenvalues can be computed by solving polynomial optimization with normalization by strict copositivity.2016, Jinyan Fan, Jiawang Nie, Anwa Zhou, “Tensor Eigenvalue Complementarity Problems”, in arXiv. From the entry copositivity
  • Several scanning technologies, including diffusion tensor imaging, single photon emission computed tomography and functional magnetic-resonance imaging, look especially promising.2010 April 9, Molly A. Burgess, “New developments lead to early TBI detection”, in Great Lakes Bulletin, volume 87, number 14, Great…. From the entry functional magnetic-resonance imaging
  • The stress tensor for a magnetic field Bᵢ is identical in form to that for the electric field.2007, Eugene N. Parker, Conversations on Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Cosmos, Princeton University Press, page 25. From the entry magnetic field
  • From the ventral apices of the two lateral cartilages, the two inframedian radular tensors run upwards and slightly forwards.1964, Emile S. Demian, The Anatomy of the Alimentary System of Marisa Cornuarietis (L.), page 39. From the entry inframedian
  • We show global existence and convergence results for the pluriclosed flow on manifolds for which certain naturally associated tensor bundles are globally generated..2016, Jeffrey Streets, “Pluriclosed flow on manifolds with globally generated bundles”, in arXiv. From the entry pluriclosed
  • We first prove that checking positive semi-definiteness of a symmetric extended essentially nonnegative tensor is equivalent to checking positive semi-definiteness of all its condensed subtensors.2015, Haibin Chen, Yannan Chen, Guoyin Li, Liqun Qi, “Positive Semi-definiteness and Extremal H-eigenvalues of Extended Essentially…. From the entry subtensors
  • This nonbirefringence constrains the spacetime constitutive tensor to high precision to a core metric form with an axion degree and a dilaton degree of freedom.2015, Wei-Tou Ni, “Equivalence Principles, Spacetime Structure and the Cosmic Connection”, in arXiv. From the entry nonbirefringence
  • As a main tool for our analysis, we determine the stabilizers, and we establish the polystability of all the mentioned forms and tensors (including the generic ones).2015, Peter Bürgisser, Christian Ikenmeyer, “Fundamental invariants of orbit closures”, in arXiv. From the entry polystability

Meaning of tensor

  1. noun A muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
  2. noun A mathematical object that describes linear relations on scalars, vectors, matrices and other algebraic objects, and is represented as a multidimensional array.
  3. noun A multidimensional array with (at least) two dimensions.

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Questions about tensor in a sentence

How do you use tensor in a sentence?
Tensor is used as a noun and verb. For example: “A vector—with one index—is a tensor of the first rank, and a scalar—with no index—is a tensor of zero rank.”
What is a short sentence with tensor?
“The absolute differential calculus is also known as tensor calculus or Ricci calculus.”
What does tensor mean?
Tensor means a muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.

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