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What is tensor broadcasting and how does it work internally?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
Broadcasting expands tensors virtually without copying data.
Deep explanation
Broadcasting aligns tensor shapes by virtually repeating dimensions with stride 0. This avoids memory duplication while allowing elementwise operations between mismatched shapes.
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