tensor
noun
ten·sor
ˈten(t)-sər 
ˈten-ˌsȯr
ˈten-ˌsȯr
1
: a muscle that stretches a part
2
: a generalized vector with more than three components each of which is a function of the coordinates of an arbitrary point in space of an appropriate number of dimensions
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The stock soared Monday after The Information reported Google placed an order at Intel to make more than 3 million of its tensor processor units (TPUs) in 2028.
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Google decided to tap Intel to make some of its tensor processing units — TPUs for short — after months of testing the chipmaker’s technology, the Information said Monday, citing two unnamed sources.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Before treatment and one month after, the participants also had a type of MRI called diffusion tensor imaging, or DTI, to measure the way water moves on neural fibers between different parts of the brain.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 5 May 2026
The server deploys a hybrid processor that uses an optical tensor engine for mathematical computation and digital processing for system control.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
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Jeff Marks, CNBC, 12 June 2026
Google decided to tap Intel to make some of its tensor processing units — TPUs for short — after months of testing the chipmaker’s technology, the Information said Monday, citing two unnamed sources.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
Before treatment and one month after, the participants also had a type of MRI called diffusion tensor imaging, or DTI, to measure the way water moves on neural fibers between different parts of the brain.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 5 May 2026
The server deploys a hybrid processor that uses an optical tensor engine for mathematical computation and digital processing for system control.
—Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Apr. 2026
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tensor
noun
ten·sor
ˈten(t)-sər
ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r
ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r
: a muscle that stretches a part
Medical Definition
tensor
noun
ten·sor
ˈten(t)-sər
ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r
ˈten-ˌsȯ(ə)r
: a muscle that stretches a part or makes it tense
called also tensor muscle
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