Following this question that asserts that $\Lambda$ (the transformation matrix in Lorentz group) is not a tensor, then if $\Lambda^\mu_{~~~\nu}$ is THE Lorentz transformation matrix, what is the meaning of $\Lambda_{\mu \nu}$, $\Lambda_\mu^{~~~\nu}$ and $\Lambda^{\mu\nu}$ ?
I know how are they related to $\Lambda^\mu_{~~~\nu}$, for example: $$\Lambda_{\mu\nu} = \eta_{\mu\sigma} \Lambda^\sigma_{~~~\nu}.$$ Considering the fact that $\eta$ is indeed a tensor and $\Lambda$ is "just a number" (well, just a matrix), does this mean that $\Lambda_{\mu\nu}$ is a tensor in the same way that if $\vec{r}$ is an ordinary 3D vector and $a\in\mathbb{R}$ just a number then $\vec{a} = a \vec{r}$ is a vector?
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