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Tensor

Mathematics · Level 1 of 5

Tensor

A multidimensional numerical array in common machine-learning usage.

The mathematical meaning of tensor is more specific than any arbitrary array.

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A batch of color images is stored with batch, height, width, and channel axes.

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Tensor. A multidimensional numerical array in common machine-learning usage. The mathematical meaning of tensor is more specific than any arbitrary array. For example: A batch of color images is stored with batch, height, width, and channel axes.

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