Tensor (disambiguation)

Tensor (Latin tensio "tension", a tensor would then be "someone who tenses") may refer to:

Mathematics

• Tensor, entities introduced into mathematics and physics to extend the notion of scalars, vectors, and linear operators
  • Tensor (intrinsic definition)
  • Tensor field
  • Tensor product
  • See more in Category: Tensors
• (obsolete) the norm used on the quaternion algebra in William Rowan Hamilton's work
• (obsolete) a term for symmetric tensor

Anatomy

• A muscle with the function of tensing (stretching or tightening) a part
  • Tensor veli palatini muscle
  • Tensor fasciae latae muscle
  • Tensor tympani muscle

Other

• Tensor Trucks, skateboarding truck company

See also

• Glossary of tensor theory
• Curvature tensor (disambiguation)
• Stress tensor (disambiguation)
• Tense (disambiguation)