Etymology

pseudotensor

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Today it means: A quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation. Full definition →

English tensor ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs)
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  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishtensor
  6. English todaypseudotensor

From pseudo- + tensor.

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