Is a tensor just a matrix?

No, a tensor is not just a matrix, but I certainly sympathize with your confusion. This thing almost “got me” back in my student days. It caused me undue grief. You see, I first learned about v…   Top stories for {NAME} [Quora](   [Is a tensor just a matrix?]( Viktor T. Toth, IT pro, part-time physicist • [Answered June 5, 2020]( [No, a tensor is not just a matrix, but I certainly sympathize with your confusion. This thing almost “got me” back in my student days. It caused me undue grief. You see, I f... Read more » [View] 347.4K [Upvote] 1.3K](   [Which Hollywood actors or actresses’ careers were ruined because of a lie?]( L. Thomas Rouse, I suffer from Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder • [Updated Fri]( [Jean Seberg Jean Seberg was a pretty young girl from Iowa who managed to land the title role in Otto Preminger’s Saint Joan. Her selection as a total newcomer got great pres... 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