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metric tensor
  تانسور ِ متریک  
tânsor-e metrik
Fr.: tenseur métrique  

The abstract tensor operation which is computed in a particular → reference frame using the → metric components. The metric tensor defines magnitude and direction of vectors about a point.

See also: → metric; → tensor.