eli5 – What are tensor flows in machine learning?

Question

I’m new to machine learning theory and I’d like to cover some ground. The first thing that got my attention was this.

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Answer 1

This is probably better suited for /r/answers than here.

TensorFlow is a very popular machine learning library. It does a lot and is way beyond the scope of ELI5, but think of it as a toolbox for many of the things machine learning engineers need to do.

Answer 2

Basically, it’s a collection of tools that can be imported as a package in python, java etc to make predictive analysis models. It does this by arraying data sets as nodes and connecting them to each other.

Answer 3

Tensor flow is a tool set. An actual tensor is a mathematical object that describes relationships between other mathematical objects.