pseudotensor

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noun

A quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation.

OriginEnglish tensor ← Middle English pseudo- ← Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs) →
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Meanings

nounpseudotensor (plural pseudotensors)

plural pseudotensors

  1. mathematicsA quantity that transforms like a tensor under a proper rotation but gains an additional change of sign under an improper rotation.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  5. Englishtensor
  6. Englishpseudotensor

From pseudo- + tensor.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pseudotensor

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

pseudotensor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotensor

MLA

“pseudotensor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotensor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudotensor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudotensor.

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