@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 months agoExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyzimagemessage-square71fedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down117
arrow-up1503arrow-down1imageExplain yourselves, comp sci.mander.xyz@fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square71fedilink
minus-square@NorthWestWind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish21•7 months agoIt’s a terrible name. The math answer is what I would give.
minus-square@expr@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglish4•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.
minus-square@ulternolinkEnglish3•7 months agoI myself was confused, when I first saw what a vector did in practice. Really bad name. But then I didn’t take Comp Sci.
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.
I myself was confused, when I first saw what a vector did in practice.
Really bad name.
But then I didn’t take Comp Sci.