@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agoExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyzimagemessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1505arrow-down116
arrow-up1489arrow-down1imageExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyz@[email protected]M to Science [email protected]English • 7 months agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 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,nrelates to the size of the underlying array, and the tuple consists of the elements of the vector.That makes sense.