fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyzimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1518arrow-down117
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minus-squareexpr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months 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 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.That makes sense.