tensor analysis

American  

noun

1. the branch of mathematics dealing with the calculus of tensors, especially the study of properties that are unaffected by a change of coordinate system.

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Example Sentences

“Yeah! Susie herself. That robot’s a mathematical wiz. He knows all about everything plus a bit on the side. He does triple integrals in his head and eats up tensor analysis for dessert.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

He found it almost impossible to concentrate on such an unimportant subject as the application of tensor analysis to electronic circuits.

From Ye of Little Faith by Graham, Roger Phillips