fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 years agoExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyzimagemessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1422arrow-down115
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minus-squareNorthWestWind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down1·2 years agoIt’s a terrible name. The math answer is what I would give.
minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoIt’s not a terrible name, since it’s derived from the mathematical construct of vectors as n-tuples. In the case of vectors in programming, n relates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.
It’s a terrible name. The math answer is what I would give.
It’s not a terrible name, since it’s derived from the mathematical construct of vectors as
n-tuples. In the case of vectors in programming,nrelates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.That makes sense.