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what is meant by rank of a tensor?

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Answered by saitejassb

Tensors are simply mathematical objects that can be used to describe physical properties, just like scalars and vectors. ... The rank (or order) of a tensor is defined by the number of directions (and hence the dimensionality of the array) required to describe it.

Answered by SunTheHelpingHand

The quantities which have direction and magnitude but do not obey parallelogram law of vector addition is known as tensor quantities.

Eg: Electric current: It have magnitude, direction...but do not obey parallelogram law of vector addition

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