"bitensor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bitensors [plural]
Etymology: From bi- + tensor. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|tensor}} bi- + tensor Head templates: {{en-noun}} bitensor (plural bitensors)
  1. (mathematics) A tensorial function of pairs of points.

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