A multi-dimensional array.

Used in Deep Learning frameworks like PyTorch.

  • Tensors are able to run on GPUs to accelerate computation.

Examples:

Rank 0: Scalar

1

Rank 1: Vector

[1, 2, 3]

Rank 2: Matrix

[[1, 2, 3],
[4, 5, 6],
[7, 8, 9]]

Rank 3+: Tensor

[[[ 1,  2,  3],
[ 4,  5,  6],
[ 7,  8,  9]],
 
[[10, 11, 12],
[13, 14, 15],
[16, 17, 18]]]